First published: Wed Mar 10 2004(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.2.5 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.2.7 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.0.2 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.2.8 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.2.1 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.1 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.0.1 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.0.3 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.1.4 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.0.4 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.2.2 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.1.5 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.2 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.0 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.1.3 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.2.6 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.1.1 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.1.2 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.2.3 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.2.4 |
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CVE-2003-1011 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized root access.
To mitigate CVE-2003-1011, upgrade to a newer version of Mac OS X that does not allow this vulnerability.
CVE-2003-1011 affects local users on Apple Mac OS X versions from 10.0 through 10.2.8 with access to a USB keyboard.
CVE-2003-1011 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability that exploits boot process interactions.
No, CVE-2003-1011 can only be exploited locally by users with physical access to the machine.