01 Record
CVE-2006-6173
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 70.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-11-30 16:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 20:19Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-11-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 72de398e24a3b0e790ec27c34beed5de15f712429ea5db3ff7cfc62e92a567a6
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com23120http://secunia.com/advisories/23120
- projects.info-pull.comhttp://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-28-11-2006.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commacos-sharedregion-privilege-escalation(30569)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30569
- www.us-cert.govTA07-072Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
- www.securityfocus.com21349http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21349
- securitytracker.com1017306http://securitytracker.com/id?1017306
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2007-03-13http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
- docs.info.apple.comhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- www.securitytracker.com1017751http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-0930http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-4762http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4762
- secunia.com24479http://secunia.com/advisories/24479