CVE-2006-6127 json
Apple Mac OS X kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service via a process that uses kevent to register a queue and an event, then…
published 2006-11-27 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6110
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apple Mac OS X kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service via a process that uses kevent to register a queue and an event, then fork a child process that uses kevent to register an event for the same queue as the parent.
Exploit prediction
0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21285 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- projects.info-pull.com http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-24-11-2006.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/21285
vdb-entry, exploit
-
projects.info-pull.com
/mokb/MOKB-24-11-2006.html
exploit
-
lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/26444
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/30544
vdb-entry
- docs.info.apple.com /article.html?artnum=307041
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/4715
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23114
third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3868
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/27643
third-party-advisory
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
osvdb.org
/30695
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-6127
- NVD CVE-2006-6127
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