CVE-2006-1440

N/A Unknown
Published: May 12, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

BOM in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.6 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an archive that contains symbolic links.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016082
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/25584
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26405
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016082
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/25584
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26405
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
27th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

apple