CVE-2003-0198 Mac OS X before 10.2.5 allows guest users to modify the permissions of the DropBox folder and read unauthorized files.
Medium 6.4
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0198 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2003-0198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 15 Apr 2003.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0198/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0198/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0198?
CVE-2003-0198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 15 Apr 2003.
Official description
Mac OS X before 10.2.5 allows guest users to modify the permissions of the DropBox folder and read unauthorized files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0198?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qcvr-3796-gqgv.