Description
Integer overflow in the mach_msg_send function in the kernel for Mac OS X might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to a large message header size, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17056
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/28453
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.felinemenace.org/~nemo/
Scores
EPSS
0.0056
EPSS Percentile
43.4%
Details
Status
published
Products (50)
apple/mac_os_x
10.0
apple/mac_os_x
10.0.1
apple/mac_os_x
10.0.2
apple/mac_os_x
10.0.3
apple/mac_os_x
10.0.4
apple/mac_os_x
10.1
apple/mac_os_x
10.1.1
apple/mac_os_x
10.1.2
apple/mac_os_x
10.1.3
apple/mac_os_x
10.1.4
... and 40 more
Published
Mar 14, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026