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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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 records are not available for this CVE.