Vulnerability Details CVE-2006-4392
The Mach kernel, as used in operating systems including (1) Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 and (2) OpenStep before 4.2, allows local users to gain privileges via a parent process that forces an exception in a setuid child and uses Mach exception ports to modify the child's thread context and task address space in a way that causes the child to call a parent-controlled function.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.011
EPSS Ranking 76.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22187
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1663
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016954
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/838404
- http://www.matasano.com/log/530/matasano-advisory-macos-x-mach-exception-server-privilege-escalation/
- http://www.osvdb.org/29269
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447396/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20271
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29281
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22187
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1663
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016954
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/838404
- http://www.matasano.com/log/530/matasano-advisory-macos-x-mach-exception-server-privilege-escalation/
- http://www.osvdb.org/29269
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447396/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20271
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29281
Products affected by CVE-2006-4392
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7
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cpe:2.3:o:next:openstep:4.1