CVE-2006-4413

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Published Nov 18, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Apple Remote Desktop before 3.1 uses insecure permissions for certain built-in packages, which allows local users on an Apple Remote Desktop administration system to modify the packages and gain root privileges on client systems that use the packages.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:remote_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4401	Apple Remote Desktop before 3.1 uses insecure permissions for certain built-in packages, which allows local users on an Apple Remote Desktop administration system to modify the packages and gain root privileges on client systems that use the packages.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.335% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22982
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017241
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21139
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4567

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Remote Desktop

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 18, 2006, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:06 PM
Reserved: Aug 28, 2006, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 18, 2006, 1:07 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

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