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CVE-2005-2518

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2518 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the servermgrd service within Apple Mac OS X versions 10.3.9 and 10.4.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during the authentication process. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a current threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0493 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/461412
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource