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.

CVSS v2.0

6.8 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 44th percentile

Published

2006-03-02

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2005-2713
• CVE-2005-2715
• CVE-2005-2710
• CVE-2005-2719
• CVE-2005-2709
• CVE-2005-2721