VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2714
passwd in Directory Services in Mac OS X 10.3.x before 10.3.9 and 10.4.x before 10.4.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .pwtmp.[PID] temporary file.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.55%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
passwd in Directory Services in Mac OS X 10.3.x before 10.3.9 and 10.4.x before 10.4.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .pwtmp.[PID] temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.55% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=400Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/23647
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910Exploit, Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25274
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=400Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/23647
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910Exploit, Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25274
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.