CVE-2005-0712 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2005-0712?

CVE-2005-0712 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 22 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mac OS X before 10.3.8 users world-writable permissions for certain directories, which may allow local users to gain privileges, possibly via the receipt cache or ColorSync profiles.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0712?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0712?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-0712 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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