What is the severity of CVE-2006-6127?

CVE-2006-6127 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for causing denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6127?

To fix CVE-2006-6127, users should update to a later version of macOS or apply any available patches from Apple.

Who is affected by CVE-2006-6127?

CVE-2006-6127 affects users running Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.4.8.

What impact does CVE-2006-6127 have on systems?

The impact of CVE-2006-6127 is a denial of service that can disrupt normal operations of the affected system.

Is CVE-2006-6127 exploitable remotely?

CVE-2006-6127 is not remotely exploitable and requires local access to the system for exploitation.

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CVE-2006-6127

low

2.1

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

27/11/2006

7/8/2024

CVE-2006-6127

First published: Mon Nov 27 2006(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Apple Mac OS X Server	=10.4.8
macOS Yosemite	=10.4.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6127?
CVE-2006-6127 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for causing denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6127?
To fix CVE-2006-6127, users should update to a later version of macOS or apply any available patches from Apple.
Who is affected by CVE-2006-6127?
CVE-2006-6127 affects users running Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.4.8.
What impact does CVE-2006-6127 have on systems?
The impact of CVE-2006-6127 is a denial of service that can disrupt normal operations of the affected system.
Is CVE-2006-6127 exploitable remotely?
CVE-2006-6127 is not remotely exploitable and requires local access to the system for exploitation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6127?
CVE-2006-6127 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for causing denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6127?
To fix CVE-2006-6127, users should update to a later version of macOS or apply any available patches from Apple.
Who is affected by CVE-2006-6127?
CVE-2006-6127 affects users running Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.4.8.
What impact does CVE-2006-6127 have on systems?
The impact of CVE-2006-6127 is a denial of service that can disrupt normal operations of the affected system.
Is CVE-2006-6127 exploitable remotely?
CVE-2006-6127 is not remotely exploitable and requires local access to the system for exploitation.