CVE-2006-1439

N/A
Published: May 12, 2006 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

NSSecureTextField in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 does not re-enable secure event input under certain circumstances, which could allow other applications in the window session to monitor input characters and keyboard events.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.osvdb.org/25583
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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