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CVE-2005-2519

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-08-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

slpd in Directory Services in Mac OS X 10.3.9 creates insecure temporary files as root, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• macOS: 10.3.9

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html

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