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.
Published:Oct 25, 2005
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Oct 25, 2005
EPSS Score:0.00101
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Apple
Product
Mac Os X
Apple
Mac Os X
Vendor
Apple
Product
Mac Os X Server
Apple
Mac Os X Server
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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References
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
