CVE-2006-5836

N/A Unknown
Published: November 10, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22808
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/30216
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4448
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30152
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22808
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/30216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4448
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30152
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
55th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

opendarwin