CVE-2006-6353

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-12-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in BOMArchiveHelper in Mac OS X allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors related to (1) certain KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE thread crashes and (2) certain KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS thread crashes, as discovered with the "iSec Partners FileP fuzzer".

Affected products

Apple Bomarchivehelper: all versions
macOS: 10.4.8
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.4.8

References

http://security-protocols.com/2006/12/04/bomarchivehelper-needs-some-lovin/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21446
http://security-protocols.com/2006/12/04/bomarchivehelper-needs-some-lovin/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21446

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