6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-2714
Mac OS X Directory Services Passwd symlink Overwrite Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2005, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, midnight

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2714 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-2714.

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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2714 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2714 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25274 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25274 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 02, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2714 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2714 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} -0.00%

score

0.00321

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability