CVE-2006-2277

5.0 MEDIUM 8% exploit odds No fix listed Denial of service OS & kernel

What it is

Multiple Apple Mac OS X 10.4 applications might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted OpenEXR (.exr) image file, which triggers the crash when opening a folder using Finder, displaying the image in Safari, or using Preview to open the file.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 7.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2006-05-10 02:14 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:24 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 7.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2006-05-10 02:14 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:24 UTC
Exploit probability: 7.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Apple Mac Os X 10.4
Apple Mac Os X 10.4.1
Apple Mac Os X 10.4.2
Apple Mac Os X 10.4.3
Apple Mac Os X 10.4.4
Apple Mac Os X 10.4.5
Apple Mac Os X 10.4.6

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record