CVE-2003-0171 (GCVE-0-2003-0171)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-04-15 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 01:43
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Summary
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.
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