CVE-2006-1220 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit an integer overflow in the Mac OS X kernel to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-1220?

CVE-2006-1220 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 14 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Integer overflow in the mach_msg_send function in the kernel for Mac OS X might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to a large message header size, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1220?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1220?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1220 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-1220 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jrq4-88px-cv3f.

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