Vulnerability CVE-2006-4887
Published: 2006-09-19   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) for Mac OS X 10.2.8 and later does not drop privileges on the remote machine while installing certain applications, which allows local users to bypass authentication and gain privileges by selecting the icon during installation. NOTE: it could be argued that the issue is not in Remote Desktop itself, but in applications that are installed while using it.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Apple -> Remote desktop 
Apple -> Mac os x 
Apple -> Apple remote desktop 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446371/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446751/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447043/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20092
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29060
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