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...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-2714- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-2714- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2715 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2715- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qv5p-hrcr-mvx8 No score
passwd in Directory Services in Mac OS X 10.3.x before 10.3.9 and 10.4.x before 10.4.5 allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qv5p-hrcr-mvx8- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2714 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=400
securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded
secunia.com/advisories/19064
osvdb.org/23647
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791
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lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25274
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2714
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qv5p-hrcr-mvx8