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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-1985 · published 21 April 2006

CVE-2006-1985: Apple safari memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Apple · Safari

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.

5.1 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 14% · top 3.6% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
5.1CVSS 2.0 base score
14%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
26References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19686 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016082
http://www.osvdb.org/24819
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x25-advisory.php PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25945
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19686 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016082
http://www.osvdb.org/24819
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x25-advisory.php PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25945

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-1985), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.