CVE-2005-2508 dsidentity in Directory Services in Mac OS X 10.4.2 allows local users to add or remove user accounts.
Medium 4.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2508 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2005-2508 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 19 Aug 2005.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2508 exists.
Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2508/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2508/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-2508?
CVE-2005-2508 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 19 Aug 2005.
Official description
dsidentity in Directory Services in Mac OS X 10.4.2 allows local users to add or remove user accounts.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2508?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2508?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2508 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-2508 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2508 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mm8w-rmjx-qc5v.