CVE-2005-0975

Exp

Integer signedness error in the parse_machfile function in the mach-o loader (mach_loader.c) for the Darwin Kernel as used in Mac OS X 10.3.7, and other versions before 10.3.9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted mach-o header.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0975 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0975

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0975

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2024-12-17 0.04% 0.10% +0.06%
2 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.04% -1.24%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0975

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0975

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0975

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple mac_os_x 10.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opendarwin darwin_kernel 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:opendarwin:darwin_kernel:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0975

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