CVE-2006-1443 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Integer underflow in CoreFoundation allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted string-to-path conversions, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-1443?

CVE-2006-1443 is a medium-severity 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

Integer underflow in CoreFoundation in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving conversions from string to file system representation within (1) CFStringGetFileSystemRepresentation or (2) getFileSystemRepresentation:maxLength:withPath in NSFileManager, and possibly other similar API functions.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1443?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1443?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-1443 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1443 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-chqp-jwrw-7jp8.

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