CVE-2005-1335 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

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.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-237c-hfw9-42cc.

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