CVE-2005-2511: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Unknown vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.4.2 and earlier, when using Kerberos authentication with LDAP, allows attackers to gain access to a root Terminal window.

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.