PT-2006-6804 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2006-11-30 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2006-6173

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X versions prior to 10.4.6

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the shared region make private np function, located in vm/vm unix.c. This issue allows local users to execute arbitrary code through two possible methods: (1) by using a small range count, which results in insufficient memory allocation, or (2) by specifying a large number of ranges in the shared region make private np args parameter.

Recommendations For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.4.6, update to a version later than 10.4.6 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the shared region make private np function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6173

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 14

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/29201 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23120 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6173 · Security Note
• http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-28-11-2006.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21349 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017751 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4762 · Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017306 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30569 · Note