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    CVE-2006-5836

    The fpathconf syscall function in bsd/kern/kern_descrip.c in the Darwin kernel (XNU) 8.8.1 in Apple Mac OS X allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file descriptor with an unrecognized file type.

    Published:Nov 10, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 10, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00315
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Opendarwin
    Product
    Darwin Kernel

    Exploits

    http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28948

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
    http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22808
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
    http://www.osvdb.org/30216
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4448
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30152
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
    http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22808
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
    http://www.osvdb.org/30216
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4448
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30152

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High