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CVE-2007-6261
Integer overflow in the load_threadstack function in the Mach-O loader (mach_loader.c) in the xnu kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.78%
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- mitre
Description
Integer overflow in the load_threadstack function in the Mach-O loader (mach_loader.c) in the xnu kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Mach-O binary.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.78% · top 44% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 27884 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- macos-loadthreadstack-dos(38854) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 26700 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-macho-dos.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4095 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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