« Back to list

CVE-2005-2520

Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—

The password assistant in Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.4.2, when used to create multiple accounts from the same process, does not reset the suggested password list when the assistant is displayed, which allows attackers to view recently used passwords.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — MAC OS X

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show
{
  "id": "CVE-2005-2520",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "baseScore": 2.1,
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
        },
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "product": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2005-08-19T04:00:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1014707",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1014707",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Primary",
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The password assistant in Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.4.2, when used to create multiple accounts from the same process, does not reset the suggested password list when the assistant is displayed, which allows attackers to view recently used passwords."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:15:07.703",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "0760FDDB-38D3-4263-9B4D-1AF5E613A4F9"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "AFD4DE58-46C7-4E69-BF36-C5FD768B8248"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "CF824694-52DE-44E3-ACAD-60B2A84CD3CE"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"
}