Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-4396 (CCN-30587)

Assigned:2006-11-28
Published:2006-11-28
Updated:2011-03-08
Summary:The Apple Type Services (ATS) server in Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier does not securely create log files, which allows local users to create and modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, possibly relating to a symlink attack.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
4.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
2.3 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-4396

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Security Update 2006-007
About the security content of Security Update 2006-007

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829

Source: APPLE
Type: UNKNOWN
APPLE-SA-2006-11-28

Source: CCN
Type: SA23155
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
23155

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1017301
Mac OS X Apple Type Services Lets Local Users Gain System Privileges and Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1017301

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#323424
Apple Mac OS X Apple Type Services server fails to securely create error log files

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#323424

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
30739

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 30739
Apple Mac OS X Apple Type Services (ATS) Log File Creation Weakness

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
21335

Source: CCN
Type: BID-21335
Apple Mac OS X 2006-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA06-333A

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2006-4750

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macos-ats-server-symlink(30587)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.4.8)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple mac os x *
    apple mac os x 10.3.9
    apple mac os x server 10.3.9
    apple mac os x server 10.4.8
    apple mac os x 10.4.8