CVE-2006-4401 Command injection in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary FTP commands via crafted URIs in Mac OS CFNetwork, 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-2006-4401?

CVE-2006-4401 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 30 Nov 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

Unspecified vulnerability in CFNetwork in Mac OS 10.4.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary FTP commands via a crafted FTP URI.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4401?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4401?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2006-4401 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4401 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pjgv-g92c-cp33.

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