National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2006-2238)

Mission and Overview

NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data. This data enables automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance (e.g. FISMA).

Resource Status

NVD contains:

CVE Vulnerabilities: 39671
Checklists: 129
US-CERT Alerts: 187
US-CERT Vuln Notes: 2351
OVAL Queries: 2517
CPE Names: 17905

Last updated: Sun Nov 22 17:59:49 EST 2009

CVE Publication rate: 9.67

Email List

NVD provides four mailing lists to the public. For information and subscription instructions please visit NVD Mailing Lists

Workload Index

Vulnerability Workload Index: 5.3

About Us

NVD is a product of the NIST Computer Security Division and is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division. It supports the U.S. government multi-agency (OSD, DHS, NSA, DISA, and NIST) Information Security Automation Program. It is the U.S. government content repository for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP).

NIST Security Configuration Checklists - CSD

National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-2238

Original release date:05/12/2006

Last revised:09/05/2008

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file that triggers the overflow in the ReadBMP function. NOTE: this issue was originally included as item 3 in CVE-2006-1983, but it has been given a separate identifier because it is a distinct issue.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 6.4

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

Solution

This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Apple, QuickTime, 7.1 for Mac OS X (latest update)}

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

By selecting these links, you will be leaving NIST webspace. We have provided these links to other web sites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other web sites that are more appropriate for your purpose. NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, NIST does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about this page to nvd@nist.gov.

US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-132B

Name: TA06-132B

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132B.html

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2006-05-11

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00002.html

External Source: BID

Name: 17953

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17953

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x27-advisory.php