CVE-2005-2714

Exp

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.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2714 is rated Exploit Available (57/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). 1 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-2005-2714

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2714

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 2026-06-15 0.03% 0.54% +0.51%
2 2025-03-17 0.06% 0.03% -0.03%
3 2025-02-06 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2714

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.1 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2714

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2714

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 10.3.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.9 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.9 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2714

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