CVE-2005-1387 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read the administrative password from process listings to gain elevated privileges on Mac OS X systems.
- 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-2005-1387?
CVE-2005-1387 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cocktail 3.5.4 and possibly earlier in Mac OS X passes the administrative password on the command line to sudo in cleartext, which allows local users to gain sensitive information by running listing processes.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1387?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kristofer Szymanski Cocktail.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1387?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1387 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-1387 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1387 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3w28-qcgr-pffg.