PT-2005-2700 · Apple · Macos X

Michael Haller · Published 2005-06-08 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-1727

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.7

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4.x up to 10.4.1

Description The issue allows local users to conduct unauthorized file operations via file race conditions due to insecure world- and group-writable permissions for the system cache folder and Dashboard system widgets.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4.x up to 10.4.1, consider changing the permissions of the system cache folder and Dashboard system widgets to prevent world- and group-writable access as a temporary workaround.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1727

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 2

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Jun/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1727 · Security Note