CVE-2006-5836
Darwin Kernel 8.8.1 - Denial of Service via fpathconf Syscall
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-5836. PoCs published by ilja van sprundel.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a local denial-of-service (DoS) in Mac OS X by misusing the `fpathconf` function with a semaphore, causing the kernel to crash. The code is minimal and directly demonstrates the vulnerability.
Description
The fpathconf syscall function in bsd/kern/kern_descrip.c in the Darwin kernel (XNU) 8.8.1 in Apple Mac OS X allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file descriptor with an unrecognized file type.
Exploits (1)
This exploit triggers a local denial-of-service (DoS) in Mac OS X by misusing the `fpathconf` function with a semaphore, causing the kernel to crash. The code is minimal and directly demonstrates the vulnerability.