Description
Unknown vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.3.9 allows local users to gain privileges via (1) chfn, (2) chpass, and (3) chsh, which "use external helper programs in an insecure manner."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00001.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-136A.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/331694
Scores
EPSS
0.0076
EPSS Percentile
51.8%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.9
apple/mac_os_x_server
10.3.9
Published
May 04, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026