CVE-2006-6173

Published Nov 30, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-6156 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:19 PM
Reserved
Nov 30, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 30, 2006, 4:28 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:32 PM