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CVE-2006-1982

40
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1982 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the LZWDecodeVector function within Mac OS X before version 10.4.6, impacting applications utilizing ImageIO or AppKit. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted TIFF image. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
19.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-27714 · Apr 20, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1988 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
Patch
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/19686
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20077
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 31837
securityfocus.com / bid/17634
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/17951
security-protocols.com / modules.php
security-protocols.com / sp-x24-advisory.php
PatchVendor Advisory
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1452
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1779
Vendor Advisory