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CVE-2003-0171

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

Published

2003-05-05T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.0.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.0.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.0.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.4 Yes
References