CVE-2006-4398 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2006-4398?

CVE-2006-4398 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 30 Nov 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in the Apple Type Services (ATS) server in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.8 allow local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted service requests.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4398?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4398?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4398 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-2006-4398 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-q57f-pj53-762v.