Description
The Installer application in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when used by a user with Admin credentials, does not authenticate the user before installing certain software requiring system privileges.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017304
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/30733
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0218
EPSS Percentile
80.5%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.4.8
Published
Nov 30, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026