CVE-2006-4402: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 5.1. EPSS: 6.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Finder in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by browsing directories containing crafted .DS_Store files.

Affected products

  • Apple Mac OS X: up to and including 10.4.8

Published 2006-11-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.