CVE-2006-1986 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute code in Apple Safari via a crafted large CELLSPACING attribute in a TABLE tag.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1986?
CVE-2006-1986 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Safari, 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
Apple Safari 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute code via a large CELLSPACING attribute in a TABLE tag, which triggers an error in KWQListIteratorImpl::KWQListIteratorImpl.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1986 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-2006-1986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5qw-9gp9-3h2v.