Integer overflow in the mach_msg_send function in the kernel for Mac OS X might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to a large message header size, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17056
http://www.osvdb.org/28453
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2006-03-14
Updated: 2013-09-06
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High