CVE-2006-5836
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.6 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
25.6%
The fpathconf syscall function in bsd/kern/kern_descrip.c in the Darwin kernel (XNU) 8.8.1 in Apple Mac OS X allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file descriptor with an unrecognized file type.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| opendarwin:darwin_kernel | opendarwin darwin kernel | eq | 8.8.1 |
References
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html
secunia.com/advisories/22808
secunia.com/advisories/24479
www.osvdb.org/30216
www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982
www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4448
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30152
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.6 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
25.6%