CVE-2006-6173

Published Nov 30, 2006

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description: Buffer overflow in the shared_region_make_private_np function in vm/vm_unix.c in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a small range count, which causes insufficient memory allocation, or (2) a large number of ranges in the shared_region_make_private_np_args parameter.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "64FE6DF4-2A1B-4867-B047-4BC32BDF926C",
            "versionEndIncluding": "10.4.6"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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