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.

• CWE-59

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

Published

Dec 31, 2005

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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