CVE-2006-3500 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2006-3500?

CVE-2006-3500 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 3 Aug 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The dynamic linker (dyld) in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an "improperly handled condition" that leads to use of "dangerous paths," probably related to an untrusted search path vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3500?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2006-3500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2006-3500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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