CVE-2002-1266 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by mounting a specially crafted disk image file on Mac OS X.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-1266?

CVE-2002-1266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 1 Sep 2004. 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

Mac OS X 10.2.2 allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a disk image file that was created on another system, aka "Local User Privilege Elevation via Disk Image File."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1266?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1266?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-1266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1266 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w38c-254m-qgqr.

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