VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.90%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.90%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.90% probability · 58th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23155Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017301
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323424US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/30739
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23155Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017301
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323424US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/30739
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.