CVE-2003-0171 | BDVDB-2026-5371 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a041003-1.txt
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00028.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12003-04-15Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.