Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2748
CVE-2005-2748
Description
The malloc function in the libSystem library in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting the MallocLogFile environment variable to the target file before running a setuid application.
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.3.9, 10.4.2
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- secunia.com/advisories/16920/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.auscert.org.au/5509nvdVendor Advisory
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtmlnvdUS Government Resource
- www.suresec.org/advisories/adv7.pdfnvd
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