CVE-2006-6353 Denial of service in n/a
User-assisted remote attackers can crash the BOMArchiveHelper application in Mac OS X via unspecified vectors, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2006-6353?
CVE-2006-6353 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 7 Dec 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
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in BOMArchiveHelper in Mac OS X allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors related to (1) certain KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE thread crashes and (2) certain KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS thread crashes, as discovered with the "iSec Partners FileP fuzzer".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6353?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Bomarchivehelper, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6353?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6353 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-2006-6353 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6353 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3xfq-789p-7m6h.