CVE-2005-2748 json
The malloc function in the libSystem library in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting…
published 2005-10-25 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2749
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The malloc function in the libSystem library in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting the MallocLogFile environment variable to the target file before running a setuid application.
Patch / fix
- secunia.com/advisories/16920/ advisory
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/16920/
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
-
auscert.org.au
/5509
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
ciac.org
/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml
third-party-advisory, government-resource, us-government-resource
- suresec.org /advisories/adv7.pdf
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-2748
- NVD CVE-2005-2748
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