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.
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_idefense
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=400
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19064
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/23647
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25274
Scores
EPSS
0.0054
EPSS Percentile
41.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (32)
apple/mac_os_x
10.3
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.1
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.2
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.3
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.4
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.5
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.6
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.7
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.8
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.9
... and 22 more
Published
Dec 31, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026