VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2748
The malloc function in the libSystem library in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting the MallocLogFile environment variable to the target file before running a setuid application.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The malloc function in the libSystem library in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting the MallocLogFile environment variable to the target file before running a setuid application.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.auscert.org.au/5509Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv7.pdf
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.auscert.org.au/5509Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv7.pdf
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.