CVE-2005-2519: Apple Mac OS X

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

slpd in Directory Services in Mac OS X 10.3.9 creates insecure temporary files as root, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.3.9 only

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