CVE-2006-1987

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-04-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Apple Safari 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute code via an invalid FRAME tag, possibly due to (1) multiple SCROLLING attributes with no values, or (2) a SRC attribute with no value. NOTE: due to lack of diagnosis by the researcher, it is unclear which vector is responsible.

Affected products

Apple Safari: 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19686
http://security-protocols.com/poc/sp-x26-4.html
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x26-advisory.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25946
http://secunia.com/advisories/19686
http://security-protocols.com/poc/sp-x26-4.html
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x26-advisory.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25946

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