CVE-2005-2504: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The System Profiler in Mac OS X 10.4.2 labels a Bluetooth device with "Requires Authentication: No" even when the user has selected the "Require pairing for security" option, which could confuse users about which setting is valid.

Affected products

  • Apple Mac OS X: version 10.4.2 only
  • Apple Mac OS X Server: version 10.4.2 only

Published 2005-08-19. Last modified 2026-06-16.