Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 3, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4392
CVE-2006-4392
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.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=10.4, <=10.4.7
Patches
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References
12- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/22187nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20271nvdPatch
- www.matasano.com/log/530/matasano-advisory-macos-x-mach-exception-server-privilege-escalation/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/838404nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- securityreason.com/securityalert/1663nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.osvdb.org/29269nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447396/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29281nvd
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