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CVE-2005-2527
Race condition in Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X allows local users to corrupt files or create arbitrary files via…
Low1.2EPSS 0.32%
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Description
Race condition in Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X allows local users to corrupt files or create arbitrary files via unspecified attack vectors related to a temporary directory, possibly due to a symlink attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% 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: Low 1.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- P-306 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302266 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2005-1734 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- macos-temp-file-race-condition(22262) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 16808 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 14825 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2005-09-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_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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