CVE-2006-6062
published 2006-11-22CVE-2006-6062: Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed…
PriorityP424medium5.1CVSS 2.0
AVNACHAuNCPIPAP
EXPLOIT
EPSS
5.44%
91.7th percentile
Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed UDTO HFS+ disk image, such as with "bad sectors," which triggers memory corruption.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | — | — |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | — | — |
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VulDB
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8 memory corruption (EDB-29144 / Nessus ID 24811)
vuldb·2026-04-28·CVSS 5.1
CVE-2006-6062 [MEDIUM] Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8 memory corruption (EDB-29144 / Nessus ID 24811)
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption.
This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-6062. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
The affected component should be upgraded.
GHSA
GHSA-gmw5-xwrw-m2rh: Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2006-6062 [MEDIUM] GHSA-gmw5-xwrw-m2rh: Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10
Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed UDTO HFS+ disk image, such as with "bad sectors," which triggers memory corruption.
No detection rules found.
Exploit-DB
Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - UDTO Disk Image Remote Denial of Service
exploitdb·2006-11-21
CVE-2006-6062 Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - UDTO Disk Image Remote Denial of Service
Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - UDTO Disk Image Remote Denial of Service
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21236/info
Apple Mac OS X is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability when handling specially crafted UDTO disk image files.
Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote users to crash affected computers, denying service to legitimate users. Attackers may also be able to exploit this issue for remote code execution, but this is reportedly unlikely.
Mac OS X 10.4.8 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.
https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/29161.dmg.bz2
Exploit-DB
Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - UDIF Disk Image Remote Denial of Service
exploitdb·2006-11-20
CVE-2006-6062 Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - UDIF Disk Image Remote Denial of Service
Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - UDIF Disk Image Remote Denial of Service
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21201/info
Apple Mac OS X is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability when handling specially crafted UDIF disk image files.
Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote users to crash affected computers, denying service to legitimate users.
Mac OS X version 10.4.8 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.
Note: Further information from Alastair Houghton reports that this issue cannot be exploited to execute arbitrary code. See the references for details.
https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/29144.dmg.bz2
No writeups or analysis indexed.
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2006-11-22
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