CVE-2006-1987 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code in Apple Safari via malformed FRAME tags, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2006-1987?
CVE-2006-1987 is a high-severity denial of service 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 an invalid FRAME tag, possibly due to (1) multiple SCROLLING attributes with no values, or (2) a SRC attribute with no value. NOTE: due to lack of diagnosis by the researcher, it is unclear which vector is responsible.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1987?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-1987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-24gc-vqxp-wmhf.