CVE-2006-1471

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-06-27 · updated 2026-09-23
Weakness: CWE-134

Description

Format string vulnerability in the CF_syslog function launchd in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled in a syslog call in the logging facility, as demonstrated by using a crafted plist file.

Affected products

macOS: 10.4, 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5 (+1)
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.4, 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5 (+1)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Jun/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20877
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016397
http://www.osvdb.org/26933
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438699/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18686
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18724
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2566
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27479
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Jun/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20877
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016397

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