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CVE-2005-2714

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2005-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Apple Mac Os X ServerApple Mac Os X

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References