CVE-2006-3497 json
Unspecified vulnerability in the "compression state handling" in Bom for Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.7 allows user-assisted attackers to…
published 2006-08-02 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3492
- cvss
- 5.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.9%
- EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the "compression state handling" in Bom for Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.7 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Zip archive.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/19289 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/21253 advisory
Exploit prediction
3.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/21253
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/19289
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/3101
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/514740
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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osvdb.org
/27735
vdb-entry
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-3497
- NVD CVE-2006-3497
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