CVE-2005-2713 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.1% (pctl 64)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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 create arbitrary world-writable files as root by specifying an alternate file in the password database option.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.06% — more likely to be exploited than 64% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
| apple | mac os x server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX - '/usr/bin/passwd' Custom Passwd Privilege Escalation | 2006-03-01 |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=400
- http://www.osvdb.org/23646
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25272
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=400
- http://www.osvdb.org/23646
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
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