CVE-2001-1447 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2001-1447?

CVE-2001-1447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 21 Apr 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

NetInfo Manager for Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by opening applications using the (1) "recent items" and (2) "services" menus, which causes the applications to run with root privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1447?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1447?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-1447 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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