Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-6127 (CCN-30544)

Assigned:2006-11-24
Published:2006-11-24
Updated:2017-07-29
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-6127

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of Mac OS X 10.4.11 and Security Update 2007-008

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041

Source: APPLE
Type: UNKNOWN
APPLE-SA-2007-11-14

Source: CCN
Type: MOKB-24-11-2006
Mac OS X kqueue Local Denial of Service

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-24-11-2006.html

Source: CCN
Type: SA23114
Apple Mac OS X "kevent()" Local Denial of Service

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
23114

Source: CCN
Type: SA27643
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
27643

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
30695

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 30695
Apple Mac OS X kevent() Call Local DoS

Source: BID
Type: Exploit
21285

Source: CCN
Type: BID-21285
Apple Mac OS X KQueue Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
26444

Source: CCN
Type: BID-26444
Apple Mac OS X v10.4.11 2007-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA07-319A

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2006-4715

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2007-3868

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-kqueue-dos(30544)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-kqueue-dos(30544)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple mac os x 10.4.8
    apple mac os x server 10.4.8
    apple mac os x 10.4
    apple mac os x 10.4.1
    apple mac os x server 10.4.1
    apple mac os x server 10.4
    apple mac os x server 10.4.2
    apple mac os x 10.4.2
    apple mac os x 10.4.4
    apple mac os x 10.4.3
    apple mac os x server 10.4.3
    apple mac os x server 10.4.4
    apple mac os x 10.4.5
    apple mac os x server 10.4.5
    apple mac os x 10.4.6
    apple mac os x server 10.4.6
    apple mac os x 10.4.7
    apple mac os x server 10.4.7
    apple mac os x server 10.4.8
    apple mac os x 10.4.8
    apple mac os x server 10.4.9
    apple mac os x 10.4.9
    apple mac os x 10.4.10
    apple mac os x server 10.4.10