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CVE-2005-3712

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-3712 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in rsync within Mac OS X versions 10.4 through 10.4.5, allowing authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via excessively long extended attributes. With a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability is moderately severe, requiring network access and authentication for exploitation, and potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0369 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 21,977 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19064
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25029
osvdb.org / 23648
securityfocus.com / bid/16907
PatchVendor Advisory
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0791
Vendor Advisory