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CVE-2005-2713


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 create arbitrary world-writable files as root by specifying an alternate file in the password database option.


Published

2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.1

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.9 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.9 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.5 Yes

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