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CVE-2006-6292

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-6292 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apple AirPort Extreme firmware 0.1.27, affecting Mac OS X 10.4.8 on specific Core Duo hardware. An attacker within wireless range can trigger an out-of-bounds memory access and kernel panic by sending specially crafted beacon frames. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.7, indicating a medium severity due to its network-adjacent attack vector and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:mac_mini:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:macbook:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:macbook_pro:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.7MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
5.5
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0113 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 1,749 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 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
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2007/Jan/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/Security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00001.html
projects.info-pull.com / mokb/MOKB-30-11-2006.html
secunia.com / advisories/23159
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/30663
apple.com / support/downloads/airportextremeupdate2007001.html
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/583552
US Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/21383
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4822