CVE-2006-1440 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2006-1440?

CVE-2006-1440 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 12 May 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

BOM in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.6 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an archive that contains symbolic links.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1440?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2006-1440 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7x4m-rrh3-7559.