CVE-2006-4399

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-10-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

User interface inconsistency in Workgroup Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 appears to allow administrators to change the authentication type from crypt to ShadowHash passwords for accounts in a NetInfo parent, when such an operation is not actually supported, which could result in less secure password management than intended.

Affected products

macOS: 10.4, 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5 (+2)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22187
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016958
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847468
http://www.osvdb.org/29276
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20271
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29302
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22187
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016958

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