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.

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 57th percentile

Published

2003-04-15

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2003-0169
• CVE-2003-0172
• CVE-2003-0166
• CVE-2003-0190
• CVE-2003-0165
• CVE-2003-0195