Vulnerabilities > CVE-2003-0171 - Unspecified vulnerability in Apple mac OS X and mac OS X Server

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
apple
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2003-05-05
Updated: 2008-09-10

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
22

Exploit-Db

descriptionMac OS X <= 10.2.4 DirectoryService (PATH) Local Root Exploit. CVE-2003-0171. Local exploit for osx platform
idEDB-ID:15
last seen2016-01-31
modified2003-04-18
published2003-04-18
reporterNeeko Oni
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/15/
titleMac OS X <= 10.2.4 DirectoryService PATH Local Root Exploit

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