CVE-2005-2713

Apple Mac OSX - '/usr/bin/passwd' Custom Passwd Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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 create arbitrary world-writable files as root by specifying an alternate file in the password database option.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-08-26 CVE Reserved
2005-12-31 CVE Published
2006-03-01 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=400	Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23646	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25272	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1545	2006-03-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html	2018-10-19
http://secunia.com/advisories/19064	2018-10-19
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907	2018-10-19

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791	2018-10-19

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 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.3.9 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.3.9"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4.5"		-		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
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.3.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.3.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.3.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.3.8"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.3.9 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.3.9"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.4.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.4.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.4.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.4.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.4.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.4.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.4.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.4.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.4.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.4.5"		-		Affected