CVE-2006-1982

Mac OS X - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via Crafted TIFF Images

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-1982. PoCs published by Tom Ferris.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided content is a vulnerability writeup for CVE-2006-1982, describing multiple security issues in Apple Mac OS X and associated applications. It references external links to exploit files but does not contain actual exploit code.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the LZWDecodeVector function in Mac OS X before 10.4.6, as used in applications that use ImageIO or AppKit, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted TIFF images.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Tom Ferris · textdososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27714

The provided content is a vulnerability writeup for CVE-2006-1982, describing multiple security issues in Apple Mac OS X and associated applications. It references external links to exploit files but does not contain actual exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
N/a
Reliability
N/a
Target: Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 and prior
No auth needed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x24-advisory.php
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/31837
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19686

Scores

EPSS 0.1988
EPSS Percentile 97.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (32)
apple/mac_os_x 10.3
apple/mac_os_x 10.3.1
apple/mac_os_x 10.3.2
apple/mac_os_x 10.3.3
apple/mac_os_x 10.3.4
apple/mac_os_x 10.3.5
apple/mac_os_x 10.3.6
apple/mac_os_x 10.3.7
apple/mac_os_x 10.3.8
apple/mac_os_x 10.3.9
... and 22 more
Published Apr 21, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026