CVE-2005-2714

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=400 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/19064 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23647 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910 exploit vdb entry patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25274 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2714?
CVE-2005-2714 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2714?
To fix CVE-2005-2714, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2714 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-2714 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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