Description
The Mach kernel, as used in operating systems including (1) Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 and (2) OpenStep before 4.2, allows local users to gain privileges via a parent process that forces an exception in a setuid child and uses Mach exception ports to modify the child's thread context and task address space in a way that causes the child to call a parent-controlled function.
Published: 2006-10-02
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: 1.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4380 The Mach kernel, as used in operating systems including (1) Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 and (2) OpenStep before 4.2, allows local users to gain privileges via a parent process that forces an exception in a setuid child and uses Mach exception ports to modify the child's thread context and task address space in a way that causes the child to call a parent-controlled function.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:06:07.643Z

Reserved: 2006-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4392

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-10-03T04:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-4392

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