CVE-2006-6015 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Safari on Mac OS X by sending a long argument to a regular expression exec method, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- 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-2006-6015?
CVE-2006-6015 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 21 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
Buffer overflow in the JavaScript implementation in Safari on Apple Mac OS X 10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long argument to the exec method of a regular expression.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6015?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6015 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-2006-6015 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6015 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9fmg-j3wr-fm3f.