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CVE-2006-1985

Heap-based buffer overflow in BOM BOMArchiveHelper 10.4 (6.3) Build 312, as used in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted archive (such as ZIP) that contains long path names, which triggers an error in the BOMStackPop function.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-1985 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from apple, from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-04-21T22:02:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apple	safari	2.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.8	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.9	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.8	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.9	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.6	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/19686 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016082 ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/24819 ([email protected])
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233 ([email protected])
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x25-advisory.php Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25945 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/19686 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016082 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/24819 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x25-advisory.php Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25945 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.