CVE-2006-1456 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2006-1456?

CVE-2006-1456 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 12 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in QuickTime Streaming Server in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTSP request, which is not properly handled during message logging.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1456?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2006-1456?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1456 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-2006-1456 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1456 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-jvwr-hgg5-9693.