Vulnerability CVE-2011-0182
Published: 2011-03-22   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
The i386_set_ldt system call in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 does not properly handle call gates, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the creation of a call gate entry.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Mac OS X < 10.6.7 Kernel Panic Exploit
hkpco
02.10.2011

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Apple -> Mac os x 
Apple -> Mac os x server 

 References:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8402
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