CVE-2006-6130

Apple Mac OS X - Denial of Service via AIOCREGLOCALZN ioctl Command

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-6130. PoCs published by LMH.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a local memory corruption vulnerability in Mac OS X's AppleTalk stack via a crafted IOCTL call. It attempts to trigger a kernel panic or potential arbitrary code execution by passing a buffer filled with controlled values to the vulnerable IOCTL handler.

Description

Apple Mac OS X AppleTalk allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by calling the AIOCREGLOCALZN ioctl command with a crafted data structure on an AppleTalk socket.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by LMH · clocalosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29194

This exploit targets a local memory corruption vulnerability in Mac OS X's AppleTalk stack via a crafted IOCTL call. It attempts to trigger a kernel panic or potential arbitrary code execution by passing a buffer filled with controlled values to the vulnerable IOCTL handler.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 (and potentially other versions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: AppleTalk stack must be enabled on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
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_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21317
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30552
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4746
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/30722
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23134
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 0.0103
EPSS Percentile 59.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x
Published Nov 28, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026