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>> Apple Mac OS X "shared_region_make_private_np()" Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Title : Apple Mac OS X "shared_region_make_private_np()" Memory Corruption Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4762
CVE ID : CVE-2006-6173
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-11-29

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A vulnerability has been identified in Apple Mac OS X, which could be exploited by local attackers to execute arbitrary commands [...]

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4762
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-28-11-2006.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214

Credits

Vulnerability reported by LMH

ChangeLog

2006-11-29 : Initial release
2007-03-13 : Updated Solution

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