Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 4, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1335
CVE-2005-1335
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."
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =10.3.9
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
3- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/331694nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-136A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00001.htmlnvd
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