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Mac OS X < 10.4.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3502

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes a security issue.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.4 that is older than version 10.4.6. Mac OS X 10.4.5 contains several security fixes for a local authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious local user may exploit this vulnerability to bypass the firmware password and gain access to Single User mode.

Solution

Upgrade to version 10.4.6 or higher.

See Also

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303567

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 3502

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 21175

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0401

BID: 17364