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.

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 68th percentile

Published

2006-11-30

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29201

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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