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CVE-2005-17251 exploit

launchd 106 in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x up to 10.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the socket file i…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 55%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

launchd 106 in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x up to 10.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the socket file in an insecure temporary directory.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-1043 Apple Mac OSX 10.4 - launchd Race Condition · local · 2005-06-14

CVSS scores

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

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=111833509424379&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • suresec.org /advisories/adv3.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2005/Jun/msg00000.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred

Sources

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