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 overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .pwtmp.[PID] temporary file.
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.osvdb.org/23647 ↗
- 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 ↗
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html ↗
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25274 ↗