TI-2005-01635 Aliases CVE-2005-1727 GHSA-6227-pf45-8mjw

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x up to 10.4.1 sets insecure world- and group-writable permissions…

LOW 17Published 2005-06-14 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x up to 10.4.1 sets insecure world- and group-writable permissions for the (1) system cache folder and (2) Dashboard system widgets, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized file operations via "file race conditions."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00257 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:::::::*	10.4	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:::::::*	10.4.1	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1727
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6227-pf45-8mjw

References

Patch 1

APPLE-SA-2005-06-08

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Sources

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