When was CVE-2005-2714 disclosed?

CVE-2005-2714 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 31, 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.

Is CVE-2005-2714 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-2714 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 7.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2005-2714?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-2714, 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.

CVE-2005-2714

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

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.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 7.7%
KEV: Not listed

References (22)

cve@mitrehttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/19064
cve@mitrehttp://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=400
cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/23647
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426535/100/0/threaded
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16910
cve@mitrehttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25274
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19064
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=400

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