CVE-2005-2714

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2714
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
Descriptionpasswd 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.6 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.7 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.8 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.9 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.4.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.4.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.4.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.4.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.4.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.6 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.7 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.8 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.9 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.4.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.4.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.4.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.4.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.4.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
APPLE-SA-2006-03-01 Security Update 2006-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
About Security Update 2006-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Apple Mac OS X Directory Services Passwd Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-062A -- Apple Mac Products are Affected by Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Advisory: 03.02.06 // VeriSign iDefense af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.idefense.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-001 Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/23647 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
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