CVE-2003-1011

high

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13573

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8945

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/343087

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-03-29

Updated: 2017-07-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H