CVE-2006-4392
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 2, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 28, 2006
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20271vdb-entry
- 1016954vdb-entry
- 22187third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-3852vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2006-09-29vendor-advisory
- 20060929 Matasano Advisory: MacOS X Mach Exception Server Privilege Escalationmailing-list
- VU#838404third-party-advisory
- 29269vdb-entry
- TA06-275Athird-party-advisory
- 1663third-party-advisory
- http://www.matasano.com/log/530/matasano-advisory-macos-x-mach-exception-server-privilege-escalation/
- macos-kernel-code-execution(29281)vdb-entry
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