First published: Thu Nov 30 2006(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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macOS Yosemite | <=10.4.8 |
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CVE-2006-4396 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2006-4396, upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.4.9 or later.
The potential impacts of CVE-2006-4396 include unauthorized access and modification of files by local users.
CVE-2006-4396 is present in Mac OS X versions 10.4.8 and earlier.
Local users of Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier are affected by CVE-2006-4396.