Description
passwd in Directory Services in Mac OS X 10.3.x before 10.3.9 and 10.4.x before 10.4.5 allows local users to create arbitrary world-writable files as root by specifying an alternate file in the password database option.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=400 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910 ↗
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25272 ↗
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html ↗
- http://www.osvdb.org/23646 ↗
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382 ↗