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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…
High7.2EPSS 1.3%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 29% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- 23120 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-28-11-2006.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- macos-sharedregion-privilege-escalation(30569) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- TA07-072A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 21349 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1017306 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2007-03-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1017751 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2007-0930 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4762 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 24479 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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