What is the severity of CVE-2003-0088?

CVE-2003-0088 has a medium severity level due to potential root privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0088?

To fix CVE-2003-0088, update your TruBlueEnvironment or macOS to a version later than 10.2.3 that addresses this vulnerability.

What types of systems are affected by CVE-2003-0088?

CVE-2003-0088 affects TruBlueEnvironment on macOS versions 10.2 and earlier, specifically 10.2.1, 10.2.2, and 10.2.3.

What potential impact does CVE-2003-0088 have?

CVE-2003-0088 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files, potentially leading to unauthorized root access.

Is CVE-2003-0088 easy to exploit?

Exploiting CVE-2003-0088 is relatively straightforward for local users who can manipulate the environment variable responsible for file writing.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2003-0088

high

7.2

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

3/3/2003

1/9/2004

8/8/2024

CVE-2003-0088

First published: Mon Mar 03 2003(Updated: )

TruBlueEnvironment for MacOS 10.2.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files and gain root privileges by setting a certain environment variable that is used to write debugging information.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	=10.2.1
macOS Yosemite	=10.2.2
macOS Yosemite	=10.2.3
macOS Yosemite	=10.2

Remedy

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a021403-1.txt

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0088?
CVE-2003-0088 has a medium severity level due to potential root privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0088?
To fix CVE-2003-0088, update your TruBlueEnvironment or macOS to a version later than 10.2.3 that addresses this vulnerability.
What types of systems are affected by CVE-2003-0088?
CVE-2003-0088 affects TruBlueEnvironment on macOS versions 10.2 and earlier, specifically 10.2.1, 10.2.2, and 10.2.3.
What potential impact does CVE-2003-0088 have?
CVE-2003-0088 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files, potentially leading to unauthorized root access.
Is CVE-2003-0088 easy to exploit?
Exploiting CVE-2003-0088 is relatively straightforward for local users who can manipulate the environment variable responsible for file writing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0088?
CVE-2003-0088 has a medium severity level due to potential root privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0088?
To fix CVE-2003-0088, update your TruBlueEnvironment or macOS to a version later than 10.2.3 that addresses this vulnerability.
What types of systems are affected by CVE-2003-0088?
CVE-2003-0088 affects TruBlueEnvironment on macOS versions 10.2 and earlier, specifically 10.2.1, 10.2.2, and 10.2.3.
What potential impact does CVE-2003-0088 have?
CVE-2003-0088 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files, potentially leading to unauthorized root access.
Is CVE-2003-0088 easy to exploit?
Exploiting CVE-2003-0088 is relatively straightforward for local users who can manipulate the environment variable responsible for file writing.