CVE-2006-6061

N/A Unknown
Published: November 22, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

com.apple.AppleDiskImageController in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed DMG image that triggers memory corruption. NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed by a third party, who states that the impact is limited to a denial of service (kernel panic) due to a vm_fault call with a non-aligned address.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://alastairs-place.net/2006/11/dmg-vulnerability/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kernelfun.blogspot.com/2006/11/more-mokb-20-11-2006-related-news.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-20-11-2006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23012
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017260
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/367424
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.matasano.com/log/633/alastair-houghton-debunks-lmh-mokb-finding/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/30509
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21201
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4629
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30440
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://alastairs-place.net/2006/11/dmg-vulnerability/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kernelfun.blogspot.com/2006/11/more-mokb-20-11-2006-related-news.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-20-11-2006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017260
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/367424
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.matasano.com/log/633/alastair-houghton-debunks-lmh-mokb-finding/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/30509
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4629
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30440
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
37.6%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

apple