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CVE-2005-2520 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014707 CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
10.4
10.4.1
10.4.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-2520
NVD Published Date:
Aug 19, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2005-2520 Details - Not Deferred