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CVE-2006-1981
Unspecified vulnerability in Java InputMethods on Mac OS X 10.4.5 may cause InputMethods to send input events for secure fields to the…
Low2.1EPSS 0.39%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Java InputMethods on Mac OS X 10.4.5 may cause InputMethods to send input events for secure fields to the wrong text field, which might reveal the password to others who can view the screen.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 66% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- macosx-java-inputmethods-info-disclosure(26167) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1398 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303658 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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