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CVE-2005-2713
Published: Mar 2, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20060302 Apple Mac OS X passwd Arbitrary Binary File Creation/Modification
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_IDEFENSE
20060302 [OSX]: /usr/bin/passwd local root exploit.
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
19064
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
16907
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
ADV-2006-0791
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
16910
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
APPLE-SA-2006-03-01
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
macosx-passwd-file-create(25272)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
TA06-062A
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
23646
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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