Apple Mac OS X 10.4 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X 10.4. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-4387. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7, when the administrator clears the "Allow user to administer this computer" checkbox in System Preferences for a user, does not remove the user's account from the appserveradm or appserverusr groups, which still allows the user to manage WebObjects applications.

The bug was discovered 09/29/2006. The weakness was shared 10/03/2006 by Dino Dai Zovi (Patrick) with Matasano Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4387 since 08/28/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22476 (Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 115422 (Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and Security Update 2006-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-09-29)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29296), Tenable (22476), SecurityFocus (BID 20271†), OSVDB (29273†) and Secunia (SA22187†). The entries VDB-31584, VDB-32567, VDB-32566 and VDB-32565 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22476
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Dino Dai Zovi (Patrick)
Organization: Matasano Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4387 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4387
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32559
X-Force: 29296
SecurityFocus: 20271 - Apple Mac OS X Pre 10.4.8 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22187 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 29273 - Apple Mac OS X Preferences Account Manipulation WebObjects Application Privilege Persistence
SecurityTracker: 1016955
Vulnerability Center: 12804 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4-10.4.7 Allows Users to Manage WebObjects Even When Requested Not To, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3852

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2026 06:19
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (78), 07/08/2019 21:21 (11), 04/23/2026 06:19 (18)
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