Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing encryption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-4390. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

CFNetwork in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 and 10.3.9 allows remote SSL sites to appear as trusted sites by using encryption without authentication, which can cause the lock icon in Safari to be displayed even when the site's identity cannot be trusted.

The bug was discovered 09/29/2006. The weakness was published 09/27/2006 by Adam Bryzak (Patrick) with Matasano Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4390 since 08/28/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 (29277), Tenable (22476), SecurityFocus (BID 20271†), OSVDB (29267†) and Secunia (SA22187†). Similar entries are available at VDB-31584, VDB-32567, VDB-32566 and VDB-32565. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 22476
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Adam Bryzak (Patrick)
Organization: Matasano Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4390 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4390
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32560
X-Force: 29277
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: 29267 - Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork Clients SSL Site Authentication Spoofing
SecurityTracker: 1016952
Vulnerability Center: 12805 - Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork Allows Remote SSL Sites To Appear As Trusted in Safari, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3852

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2026 08:03
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (80), 07/08/2019 21:28 (11), 04/23/2026 08:03 (18)
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