CVE-2006-6652 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2006-6652?

CVE-2006-6652 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 20 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the glob implementation (glob.c) in libc in NetBSD-current before 20050914, NetBSD 2.* and 3.* before 20061203, and Apple Mac OS X before 2007-004, as used by the FTP daemon and tnftpd, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname that results from path expansion.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6652?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Netbsd Netbsd.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6652?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6652 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-2006-6652 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6652 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3h9p-57qp-wgj6.