VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-1011
Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8 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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/343087Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8945Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13573
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/343087Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8945Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13573
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.