CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 (Operating System) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 11/28/2006. The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2006 by Benjamin Williams with Open Network Security (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4404 since 08/28/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/11/2019).
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23740 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115471 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-11-28)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30623) and Tenable (23740). The entries 27241, 31257, 32357 and 32356 are pretty similar.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8
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Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 23740
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-007)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Benjamin Williams
Organization: Open Network Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4404 (🔍)
X-Force: 30623
SecurityTracker: 1017304
Vulnerability Center: 13199 - Mac OS X Installer Application Privileges Escalation, High
SecurityFocus: 21335 - Apple Mac OS X 2006-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23155 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 30733 - Apple Mac OS X Installer Admin Authentication Weakness
Vupen: ADV-2006-4750
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 07/11/2019 11:51
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (82), 07/11/2019 11:51 (3)
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