Unspecified vulnerability in the _cg_TIFFSetField function in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier, as used in applications that use ImageIO or AppK…

published 2006-04-21 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1984

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.2%; EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unspecified vulnerability in the _cg_TIFFSetField function in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier, as used in applications that use ImageIO or AppKit, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF image that triggers a null dereference.

Patch / fix

links 3

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html advisory
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html advisory
secunia.com/advisories/20077 advisory

Exploit prediction

3.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
vendor-advisory, patch
us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
secunia.com /advisories/20077
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/17634
vdb-entry, exploit
vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/1779
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
security-protocols.com /sp-x29-advisory.php
vendor-advisory
vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/1452
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/19686
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/17951
vdb-entry
security-protocols.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/25950
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2006-1984
NVD CVE-2006-1984

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Summary