CVE-2005-3712

Heap-based buffer overflow in rsync in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via long extended attributes.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3712 is rated Moderate Risk (56.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.69%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3712

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 4.45% 3.69% -0.76%
2 2025-03-30 3.76% 4.45% +0.70%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.76% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3712

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3712

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3712

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 10.4 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-2005-3712

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