CVE-2005-2713

CVE-2005-2713 concerns local privilege escalation in Mac OS X. The iDefense advisory details two related issues in the /usr/bin/passwd binary on affected builds (Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.5; server variants also mentioned): first, passwd accepts a password database option and does not verify write...

Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-001)

The remote host is running Apple Mac OS X, but lacks Security Update 2006-001. This security update contains fixes for the following applications : apachemodphp automount Bom Directory Services iChat IPSec LaunchServices LibSystem loginwindow Mail rsync Safari Syndication C Tenable Network...

CVE-2005-2713

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...