# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Nov 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9fmg-j3wr-fm3f

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- Apple Safari 2.0.4 - JavaScript Regular Expression Match Remote Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X

- [CVE-2014-7169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7169/): GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-6271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6271/): GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-1823](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1823/): PHP-CGI Query String Parameter (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-30713](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30713/): Apple macOS Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-8526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8526/): Apple macOS Use-After-Free (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6015 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6015 exists.

Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6015/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6015/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6015
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6015
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-6015

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6015/
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