Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-4404 (CCN-30623)

Assigned:2006-11-28
Published:2006-11-28
Updated:2011-03-08
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.2 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.4 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-4404

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: 1017304
Mac OS X Components Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1017304

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
30733

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 30733
Apple Mac OS X Installer Admin Authentication 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-installer-security-bypass(30623)

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