CVE-2006-4396

Published: Nov 30, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.6

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X

Apple

1 product

Mac Os X

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	Up to 10.4.8

References (18)

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23155

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017301

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323424

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.osvdb.org/30739

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829