CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3946

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in WebCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML. The issue involves a memory management error in WebKit, possibly a buffer overflow, originally reported for the KHTMLParser::popOneBlock function in Apple Safari 2.0.4 using JavaScript that changes document.body.innerHTML within a DIV tag.

Risk Assessment

Organizations using vulnerable versions of Mac OS X and Safari are exposed to remote attacks leading to browser crashes or arbitrary code execution, which could result in system compromise.

Recommendation

Update Apple Mac OS X to the latest version and apply available security patches for Safari and WebKit. Avoid visiting untrusted websites until updates are deployed.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

WebCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML that triggers a "memory management error" in WebKit, possibly due to a buffer overflow, as originally reported for the KHTMLParser::popOneBlock function in Apple Safari 2.0.4 using Javascript that changes document.body.innerHTML within a DIV tag.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS