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CVE-2005-03421 exploit

The Finder in Mac OS X and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a hard link from the .DS…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 61%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The Finder in Mac OS X and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a hard link from the .DS_Store file to an arbitrary file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-793 Apple Mac OSX - '.DS_Store' Arbitrary File Overwrite · local · 2005-02-07

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/14188 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/12458 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/19253 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=110780124707975&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00001.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred

Sources

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