CVE-2006-4392

Apple Mac OSX 10.4.7 - Mach Exception Handling Local (10.3.x)

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El núcleo Mach, usado en sistemas operativos que incluyen (1) Mac OS X 10.4 hata 10.4.7 y (2) OpenStep anterior a 4.2, permite a usuarios locales escalar privilegios mediante un proceso padre que fuerza una excepción en un hijo con setuid activado y usa puertos de excepción de Mach para modificar el contexto de hilo y el espacio de dierccionamiento de tarea del hijo de forma que provoca que el hijo llame a una función controlada por el padre.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-08-28 CVE Reserved
2006-09-30 First Exploit
2006-10-02 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (14)

URL	Tag	Source
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1663	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016954	Vdb Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/838404	Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/29269	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447396/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29281	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2464	2006-09-30
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2463	2006-09-30

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html	2018-10-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/22187	2018-10-17
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20271	2018-10-17

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.matasano.com/log/530/matasano-advisory-macos-x-mach-exception-server-privilege-escalation	2018-10-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.7"		-		Affected
Next Search vendor "Next"		Openstep Search vendor "Next" for product "Openstep"				4.1 Search vendor "Next" for product "Openstep" and version "4.1"		-		Affected