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CVE-2006-5836
Published: Nov 10, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
macosx-fpathconf-dos(30152)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
20982
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
TA07-072A
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
30216
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html
x_refsource_MISC
APPLE-SA-2007-03-13
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1017751
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
22808
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2006-4448
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
ADV-2007-0930
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
24479
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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