CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0970

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier allows users to install, create, and execute scripts with setuid/setgid bits set, contrary to the intended design. This may allow attackers to conduct unauthorized activities with escalated privileges via vulnerable scripts.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of privilege escalation, where attackers can exploit vulnerable scripts to gain access to resources or perform operations with higher privileges, potentially compromising system confidentiality, integrity, or availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Mac OS X to a version later than 10.3.9, which fixes this vulnerability. Additionally, restrict the ability to create and execute setuid/setgid scripts by unauthorized users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier allows users to install, create, and execute setuid/setgid scripts, contrary to the intended design, which may allow attackers to conduct unauthorized activities with escalated privileges via vulnerable scripts.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS