CVE-2003-1011 (GCVE-0-2003-1011)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2004-03-10 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 02:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/343087 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8945 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2003-10-31 00:00
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