CVE-2006-3498

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-08-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in bootpd in the DHCP component for Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BOOTP request.

Affected products

macOS: 10.3.9, 10.4.7
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.3.9, 10.4.7

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/776628
http://www.osvdb.org/27736
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28139
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/776628
http://www.osvdb.org/27736

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