{"id":"CVE-2011-0182","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2011-0182","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:04:09.441Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2011-03-23T02:00:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:26:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["apple/mac os x","apple/mac os x server"],"epss":{"score":0.01691,"percentile":0.7692,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2011-09-28","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":17901,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple Mac OSX < 10.6.7 - Kernel Panic (Denial of Service)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17901","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/osx/dos/17901.c","file":"exploits/osx/dos/17901.c","published":"2011-09-28","added":"2011-09-28","updated":"2017-10-04","author":"hkpco","type":"dos","platform":"osx","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2011-0182","OSVDB-71635"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8402","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8402","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0182","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}