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    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.

    Published:Dec 31, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Mar 2, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00025
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X Server

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High