CVE-2006-4398

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-11-30 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the Apple Type Services (ATS) server in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.8 allow local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted service requests.

Affected products

macOS: 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5, 10.4.6 (+2)

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017301
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/800296
http://www.osvdb.org/30738
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155

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