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CVE-2006-4399

Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Apple — MAC OS X

CWEs

References

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