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.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
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 · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 28 September 2011
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.