THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-6061
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-6061

Mac Os X vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
9.4%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Apple
Affected product
Mac Os X
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2006-11-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-6061

  • Confirm whether Apple Mac Os X is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-6061.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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