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CVE-2005-0125
The "at" commands on Mac OS X 10.3.7 and earlier do not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to (1) delete arbitrary files…
High7.2EPSS 0.36%
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- mitre
Description
The "at" commands on Mac OS X 10.3.7 and earlier do not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to (1) delete arbitrary files via atrm, (2) execute arbitrary programs via the -f argument to batch, or (3) read arbitrary files via the -f argument to batch, which generates a job file that is readable by the local user.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0127a%5D.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- VU#678150 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2005-01-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 20050127 DMA[2005-0127a] - 'Apple OSX batch family poor use of setuid' (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- macos-at-gain-privileges(18981) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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