FKIE_CVE-2006-3508

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-09-21 21:07 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:27
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AirPort wireless driver on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), gain privileges, and execute arbitrary code via a crafted frame that is not properly handled during scan cache updates.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00001.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/22068
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016903
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589540US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20144
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3737
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/22068
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1016903
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589540US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20144
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3737
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x 10.4.7
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.7
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