CVE-2006-1984 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2006-1984?

CVE-2006-1984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 21 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the _cg_TIFFSetField function in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier, as used in applications that use ImageIO or AppKit, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF image that triggers a null dereference.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1984?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2006-1984?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-1984 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-6924-425x-vjwv.