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CVE-2003-1011
Published: Mar 10, 2004
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20031031 Console Root On OSX up to 10.2.8
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8945
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
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