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CVE-2006-5836

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 1.26%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-11-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-5836
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
1.26%

Original NVD Description

The fpathconf syscall function in bsd/kern/kern_descrip.c in the Darwin kernel (XNU) 8.8.1 in Apple Mac OS X allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file descriptor with an unrecognized file type.