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CVE-2006-1983

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1983 describes multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier, impacting applications utilizing ImageIO or AppKit when processing TIFF or GIF images. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity risk, as it allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its potential impact, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, suggesting it is not actively exploited. Community discussion and media coverage are also minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0792 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 23,725 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/May/msg00003.html
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/19686
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20077
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25949
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25951
osvdb.org / 24821
osvdb.org / 24822
securityfocus.com / bid/17634
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/17951
security-protocols.com / modules.php
Exploit
security-protocols.com / sp-x28-advisory.php
Vendor Advisory
security-protocols.com / sp-x30-advisory.php
Vendor 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