CVE

Id
20496  
CVE No.
CVE-2006-4392  
Status
Candidate  
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20060828)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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