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CVE-2006-1471

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1471 is a format string vulnerability affecting the CF_syslog function in launchd on Apple Mac OS X versions up to 10.4.6. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by supplying crafted format string specifiers within a syslog call, typically via a malicious plist file. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it indicates a low complexity local attack that could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2006/Jun/msg00000.html
secunia.com / advisories/20877
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27479
osvdb.org / 26933
securityfocus.com / archive/1/438699/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/18686
securityfocus.com / bid/18724
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2566
Vendor Advisory