CVE-2005-2739

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2005-11-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Keychain Access in Mac OS X 10.4.2 and earlier keeps a password visible even if a keychain times out while the password is being viewed, which could allow attackers with physical access to obtain the password.

Affected products

macOS: 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4, 10.1 (+27)
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.0, 10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.1.4 (+23)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Oct/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17368
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015126
http://www.osvdb.org/20430
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15252
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2256
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44462
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Oct/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17368
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015126
http://www.osvdb.org/20430
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15252

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