PT-2006-5208 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2006-11-30 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2006-4404

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.4.8

Description The Installer application in Apple Mac OS X does not authenticate the user before installing certain software requiring system privileges when used by a user with Admin credentials.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.4.8, consider restricting the use of the Installer application to minimize the risk of exploitation until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, ensure that only trusted users have Admin credentials to reduce the potential for unauthorized software installation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-4404

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 9

• http://secunia.com/advisories/23155 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4404 · Security Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/30733 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017304 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21335 · Note