CVE-2006-6173
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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 7.2 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2006-11-30
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
Affected products
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-28-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017306
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21349
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4762
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30569
