CVE-2006-4866 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 19 Sep 2006 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via a buffer overflow in the kextload utility.

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-2006-4866?

CVE-2006-4866 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 19 Sep 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in kextload in Apple OS X, as used by TDIXSupport in Roxio Toast Titanium and possibly other products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long extension argument.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4866?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2006-4866?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4866 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2006-4866 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4866 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-42r6-9v7j-fvrx.