Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 3, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4397
CVE-2006-4397
Description
Unchecked error condition in LoginWindow in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 prevents Kerberos tickets from being destroyed if a user does not successfully log on to a network account from the login window, which might allow later users to gain access to the original user's Kerberos tickets.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.4 through 10.4.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/22187nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20271nvdPatch
- www.osvdb.org/29270nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852nvd
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