CVE-2003-0088 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain root privileges by manipulating an environment variable in TruBlueEnvironment to overwrite arbitrary files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2003-0088?

CVE-2003-0088 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TruBlueEnvironment for MacOS 10.2.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files and gain root privileges by setting a certain environment variable that is used to write debugging information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0088?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0088?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2003-0088 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5p29-q2xp-v386.

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