Vulnerability in Sun Java
CVE-2005-2527
Race condition in Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X allows local users to corrupt files or create arbitrary files via unspecified attack vectors related to a temporary directory, possibly due to a symlink attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.2 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-306.shtml (government-resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.info.apple.com/article.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1734 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22262 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/16808 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14825 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)