CVE-2005-2748

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.10%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory org.au

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml	third party advisory us government resource government resource
http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv7.pdf
http://www.auscert.org.au/5509	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/	patch vendor advisory third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2748?: CVE-2005-2748 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2748?: To fix CVE-2005-2748, 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-2005-2748 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2748 is being actively exploited. 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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