VDB-32567 · CVE-2006-4399 · VU#847468

Apple Mac OS X 10.4

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4399. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to introduce extra authentication.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

User interface inconsistency in Workgroup Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 appears to allow administrators to change the authentication type from crypt to ShadowHash passwords for accounts in a NetInfo parent, when such an operation is not actually supported, which could result in less secure password management than intended.

The bug was discovered 09/29/2006. The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2006 by Chris Pepper (Patrick) with Matasano Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.info.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4399 since 08/28/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available 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)).

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism. 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 (29302), Tenable (22476), SecurityFocus (BID 20271†), OSVDB (29276†) and Secunia (SA22187†). The entries VDB-31584, VDB-32566, VDB-32565 and VDB-32564 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

10.4

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Authentication
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08/28/2006 🔍
09/29/2006 +32 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Chris Pepper (Patrick)
Organization: Matasano Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4399 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4399
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32567
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 29302
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: 29276 - Apple Mac OS X Server Workgroup Manager NetInfo Parent Account Password Encryption Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1016958
Vulnerability Center: 12812 - Apple Mac OS X Workgroup Manager Falsely Appears to Allow Changing of the Authentication Type, Low
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: 11/24/2024 22:52
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (79), 07/08/2019 22:15 (10), 11/24/2024 22:52 (17)
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