Vulnerability Description
The Airport driver for certain Orinoco based Airport cards in Darwin kernel 8.8.0 in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an 802.11 probe response frame without any valid information element (IE) fields after the header, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Mac Os X | 10.4.8 |
| Opendarwin | Darwin Kernel | 8.8.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-01-11-2006.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22679ExploitVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017151
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191336US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/30180
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20862Exploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4313Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29965
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
FAQ
What is CVE-2006-5710?
CVE-2006-5710 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). The Airport driver for certain Orinoco based Airport cards in Darwin kernel 8.8.0 in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an 802.11...
How severe is CVE-2006-5710?
CVE-2006-5710 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2006-5710?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apple Mac Os X, Opendarwin Darwin Kernel.