CVE-2006-3497 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the "compression state handling" within Bom for Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.7. This flaw allows user-assisted attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted Zip archive. With a CVSS score of 5.1, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to potential partial impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.