CVE-2006-5836 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.3% (pctl 70)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.34% — more likely to be exploited than 70% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| opendarwin | darwin kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX 10.x - FPathConf System Call Local Denial of Service | 2006-11-09 |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22808
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
- http://www.osvdb.org/30216
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4448
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30152
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22808
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
- http://www.osvdb.org/30216
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
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