CVE-2005-1335 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges on Mac OS X by exploiting insecure external helper program usage in chfn, chpass, and chsh utilities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1335?
CVE-2005-1335 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 4 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.3.9 allows local users to gain privileges via (1) chfn, (2) chpass, and (3) chsh, which "use external helper programs in an insecure manner."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1335?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1335?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1335 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-1335 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1335 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-237c-hfw9-42cc.