CVE-2006-6127
published 2006-11-27CVE-2006-6127: 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…
PriorityP46low2.1CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCNINAP
EPSS
0.47%
38.2th percentile
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.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | — | — |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | — | — |
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VulDB
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8 kevent denial of service (Nessus ID 28212 / ID 115661)
vuldb·2026-04-29·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2006-6127 [LOW] Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8 kevent denial of service (Nessus ID 28212 / ID 115661)
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8. It has been rated as problematic. This affects the function kevent. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-6127. The attack needs to be approached locally. In addition, an exploit is available.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.
GHSA
GHSA-8cjq-wm75-2gqx: 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 chi
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2006-6127 [LOW] GHSA-8cjq-wm75-2gqx: 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 chi
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.
No detection rules found.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.htmlhttp://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-24-11-2006.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23114http://secunia.com/advisories/27643http://www.osvdb.org/30695http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21285http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.htmlhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4715http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30544http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.htmlhttp://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-24-11-2006.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23114http://secunia.com/advisories/27643http://www.osvdb.org/30695http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21285http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.htmlhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4715http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30544
2006-11-27
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