Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6173
CVE-2006-6173
Description
Buffer overflow in the shared_region_make_private_np function in vm/vm_unix.c in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a small range count, which causes insufficient memory allocation, or (2) a large number of ranges in the shared_region_make_private_np_args parameter.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=10.4.6
- (no CPE)range: <=10.4.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- secunia.com/advisories/23120nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.htmlnvd
- projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-28-11-2006.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24479nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21349nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4762nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30569nvd
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