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CVE-2006-6061

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.3 Published: 2006-11-22 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

com.apple.AppleDiskImageController in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed DMG image that triggers memory corruption. NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed by a third party, who states that the impact is limited to a denial of service (kernel panic) due to a vm_fault call with a non-aligned address.

Affected Platforms

Apple Mac Os X ServerApple Mac Os X

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References