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…

published November 30, 2006

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
70.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01288 · 70.0th percentile
Published
2006-11-30T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 NOV 16:00Z
    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…
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