CVE-2006-3498 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow in the bootpd component of Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.7, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted BOOTP request. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.