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CVE-2005-2714

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 …

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
AppleMac Os X
Versions 10.3, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5
AppleMac Os X Server
Versions 10.3, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5

Weakness classification

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