CVE-2006-6173

N/A Unknown
Published: November 30, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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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-28-11-2006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23120
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017306
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21349
Source: cve@mitre.org
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/2006/4762
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30569
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-28-11-2006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23120
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017306
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21349
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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/2006/4762
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/30569
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%
54th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

apple