CVE-2005-0712

CVE-2005-0712 is a none vulnerability published on May 2, 2005. Mac OS X before 10.3.8 users world-writable permissions for certain directories, which may allow local users to gain privileges, possibly via the receipt cache or ColorSync profiles.

CVE-2005-0712 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 2, 2005, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

CVE-2005-0712 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 17.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-0712, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.