It seems some developers did not read the Developer Documentation properly, especially the topic about security:
[Full-disclosure] NETRAGARD-20060624 SECURITY ADVISORY] [ROXIO TOAST 7 TITANIUM - LOCAL ROOT COMPROMISE ]
In short, your Mac can be compromised locally and in the worst case data being erased because of the use of insecure system calls.
Source: Unsicheres Déjà -vu-Erlebnis unter Mac OS X – heise online (German)