Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2713
CVE-2005-2713
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.
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Affected products
33cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.3.x < 10.3.9, 10.4.x < 10.4.5
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19064nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910nvdExploitPatch
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvd
- www.osvdb.org/23646nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threadednvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25272nvd
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