HIGH
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
Published Nov 10, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.30%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.8.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.30% 0.01296
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01296
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.30% (0.01296) | 69.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01262) | 65.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 38.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.63% (0.05625) | 90.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.63% (0.05625) | 89.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.63% (0.05625) | 76.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22808 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.osvdb.org/30216 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4448 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30152 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22808 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/30216 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4448 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30152 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 10, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 9, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5836
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a