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CVE-2005-2713

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 1.04%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2005-2713
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
1.04%

Original NVD Description

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.