CVE-2006-6127

Mac OS X - Denial of Service via kevent Queue Registration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Apple Mac OS X kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service via a process that uses kevent to register a queue and an event, then fork a child process that uses kevent to register an event for the same queue as the parent.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30544
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21285
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4715
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23114
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/30695

Scores

EPSS 0.0047
EPSS Percentile 38.2%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.8
apple/mac_os_x_server 10.4.8
Published Nov 27, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026