Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4406
CVE-2006-4406
Description
Buffer overflow in PPP on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x up to 10.4.8 and 10.3.x up to 10.3.9, when PPPoE is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
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Affected products
18cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 17 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.4.0 - 10.4.8, 10.3.0 - 10.3.9
Patches
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References
11- secunia.com/advisories/23155nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/870960nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- labs.musecurity.com/advisories/MU-200611-01.txtnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.osvdb.org/30732nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30627nvd
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