VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-0182
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.69%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.69% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8402
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8402
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.