CVE-2006-6127

Public Exploit

Description

Apple Mac OS X kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service via a process that uses kevent to register a queue and an event, then fork a child process that uses kevent to register an event for the same queue as the parent.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.50%

Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30544	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21285	vdb entry exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4715	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23114	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643	third party advisory
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-24-11-2006.html	exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/30695	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6127?: CVE-2006-6127 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6127?: To fix CVE-2006-6127, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6127 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6127 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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