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CVE-2006-4404

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.1300%
EPSS Percentile21.35th
PublishedNov 30, 2006
Last ModifiedApr 23, 2026

Vulnerability 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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

💻
Apple

Mac Os X

<= 10.4.8

References & Advisories

🔗 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
🔗 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
🔗 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017304
🔗 http://www.osvdb.org/30733
🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335
🔗 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
🔗 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750

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