CVE-2005-0716

Apple Mac OSX 10.3.8 - 'CF_CHARSET_PATH' Local Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Core Foundation Library in Mac OS X 10.3.5 and 10.3.6, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CF_CHARSET_PATH environment variable.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-03-11 CVE Reserved
2005-03-21 CVE Published
2005-03-22 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13224	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2111	2006-08-02
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/896	2005-03-22

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Mar/msg00000.html	2008-09-05
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=219&type=vulnerabilities	2008-09-05

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.3.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.3.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.3.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.3.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.3.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.3.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.3.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.3.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.3.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.3.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.3.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.3.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.3.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.3.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.3.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.3.8"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.3.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.3.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.3.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.3.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.3.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.3.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.3.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.3.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.3.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.3.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.3.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.3.6"		-		Affected