HIGH
Buffer overflow in the shared_region_make_private_np function in vm/vm_unix.c in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a small range count, which causes insufficient memory allocation, or (2) a large number of ranges in the shared_region_make_private_np_args parameter
Published Nov 30, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.29%
Description
Buffer overflow in the shared_region_make_private_np function in vm/vm_unix.c in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a small range count, which causes insufficient memory allocation, or (2) a large number of ranges in the shared_region_make_private_np_args parameter.
Affected products
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.
1.29% 0.01288
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01288
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01288) | 69.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 65.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 41.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.72% (0.07723) | 93.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.72% (0.07723) | 92.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.72% (0.07723) | 81.34th | 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-28-11-2006.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23120 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017306 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21349 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- 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/2006/4762 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30569 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-28-11-2006.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23120 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017306 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21349 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| 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/2006/4762 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30569 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 30, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 30, 2006
Link CVE-2006-6173
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a