CVE-2006-4406

CVE-2006-4406 (Apple Mac OS X PPPoE buffer overflow) affects Apple Mac OS X (10.4.x up to 10.4.8 and 10.3.x up to 10.3.9) when PPPoE is enabled. The issue is a buffer overflow in the PPP/PPPoe handling that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges. CERT/SE bu...

Apple Mac OS X PPP driver fails to properly validate PADI packets

Overview The Apple Mac OS X PPP driver fails to properly handle PPPoE Active Discovery Initiation PADI packets. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges. Description The Apple Mac OS X PPP driver fails to properly handle PADI packets allowing...