CVE-2006-1439 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2006-1439?

CVE-2006-1439 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 12 May 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NSSecureTextField in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 does not re-enable secure event input under certain circumstances, which could allow other applications in the window session to monitor input characters and keyboard events.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1439?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1439?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1439 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-1439 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1439 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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