PT-2004-1196 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2004-03-10 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2003-1011

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 Apple Mac OS X versions 10.0 through 10.2.8

Description The issue allows local users with a USB keyboard to gain unauthorized access by holding down the CTRL and C keys when the system is booting, which crashes the init process and leaves the user in a root shell.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.0 through 10.2.8, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the use of USB keyboards during the boot process until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-1011

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 5

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/8945 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1011 · Security Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/343087 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13573 · Note