CVE-2006-4404 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Installer application in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when used by a user with Admin credentials, does not authenticate the user before installing certain software requiring system privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple	Mac Os X

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017304
http://www.osvdb.org/30733
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-30T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:06:07.769Z

Reserved: 2006-08-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-4404

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-30T16:28:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:15:52.543

Link: CVE-2006-4404

Redhat

No data.

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