CVE-2006-4392 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2006-4392?

CVE-2006-4392 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 2 Oct 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4392?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Next Openstep.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4392?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4392 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-4392 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4392 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2h8f-c5j4-6pq8.