PT-2003-1414 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2003-04-15 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2003-0171

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: MacOS X (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue concerns DirectoryServices in MacOS X, which trusts the PATH environment variable to locate and execute the touch command. This trust allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the PATH to point to a directory containing a malicious touch program.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0171

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/15 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0171 · Security Note
• http://atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a041003-1.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00028.html · Note