PT-2006-4374 · Apple · Macos X

Neil Archibald · Published 2006-08-03 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-3499

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X version 10.3.9

Description The issue affects the dynamic linker in Apple Mac OS X, allowing local users to obtain sensitive information. This is achieved through unspecified dynamic linker options that impact how standard error (stderr) is used by privileged applications.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.3.9, consider restricting access to the dynamic linker options to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3499

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3499 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/19289 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28140 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21253 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/27737 · Note