CVE-2006-6129

Mac OS X - Denial of Service and Possible Remote Code Execution via Crafted Mach-O Universal Program

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-6129. PoCs published by LMH.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a local integer-overflow vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, which could allow arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges. However, the actual exploit code is not included; only a reference to a binary exploit is provided.

Description

Integer overflow in the fatfile_getarch2 in Apple Mac OS X allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Mach-O Universal program that triggers memory corruption.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by LMH · textlocalosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29190

The provided text describes a local integer-overflow vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, which could allow arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges. However, the actual exploit code is not included; only a reference to a binary exploit is provided.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Apple Mac OS X (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/30706
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30547
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4714
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21291
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23088
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479

Scores

EPSS 0.0124
EPSS Percentile 65.3%

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