CVE-2005-3706 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mac OS X LibSystem allows arbitrary code execution via large memory requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
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Attackable
Not stated
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-3706?

CVE-2005-3706 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 2 Mar 2006.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in LibSystem in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing an application that uses LibSystem to request a large amount of memory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3706?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3706?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3706 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-3706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mwh6-v5j8-7jqq.

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