CVE-2005-2714: Medium severity Apple iOS and macOS vulnerability
Published Dec 31, 2005
·Updated
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 Software
32 affected components
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.6
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
Dec 31, 2005
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Mar 3, 2006
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2005-2714?
CVE-2005-2714 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
2
How do I fix CVE-2005-2714?
To fix CVE-2005-2714, users should upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, or 10.4.5 or later.
3
What are the affected versions for CVE-2005-2714?
CVE-2005-2714 affects Mac OS X versions 10.3.x prior to 10.3.9 and 10.4.x prior to 10.4.5.
4
Is a workaround available for CVE-2005-2714?
Currently, no specific workaround is provided for CVE-2005-2714 other than upgrading to the patched versions.
5
What type of attack does CVE-2005-2714 exploit?
CVE-2005-2714 exploits a symlink attack on the .pwtmp.[PID] temporary file.