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CVE-2003-0171
Published: Apr 15, 2003
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
A041003-1
vendor-advisory
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http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00028.html
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