CVE-2006-1988 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Apple Safari by sending an HTML list item with a large value, causing a null dereference and denial of service.
- 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-2006-1988?
CVE-2006-1988 is a medium-severity 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
The WebTextRenderer(WebInternal) _CG_drawRun:style:geometry: function in Apple Safari 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML LI tag with a large VALUE attribute (list item number), which triggers a null dereference in QPainter::drawText, probably due to a failed memory allocation that uses the VALUE.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1988?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-1988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1988 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jpcj-fp88-pcp3.