CVE-2006-4396

The Apple Type Services (ATS) server in Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier does not securely create log files, which allows local users to create and modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, possibly relating to a symlink attack.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html	US Government Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155	Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323424	US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017301
http://www.osvdb.org/30739
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2006-11-30 08:28

Updated : 2011-03-07 18:40

NVD link : CVE-2006-4396

Mitre link : CVE-2006-4396

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

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