Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.x WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.x. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4412. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.x (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.x through 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML file, which accesses previously deallocated objects.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2006. The weakness was shared 11/14/2006 by Tom Ferris with Open Network Security (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4412 since 08/28/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23740 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115471 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-11-28)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30645), Tenable (23740), SecurityFocus (BID 21335†), OSVDB (30726†) and Secunia (SA23155†). The entries VDB-27241, VDB-31257, VDB-32357 and VDB-32356 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 23740
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-007)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Tom Ferris
Organization: Open Network Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4412 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4412
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33509
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X-Force: 30645
SecurityFocus: 21335 - Apple Mac OS X 2006-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23155 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 30726 - Apple Mac OS X WebKit HTML File Handling Remote Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1017304
Vulnerability Center: 13206 - Mac OS X Webkit Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted HTML File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4750

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 06/15/2025 19:22
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (80), 07/11/2019 12:33 (6), 11/24/2024 22:52 (17), 06/15/2025 19:22 (2)
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