Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.8 Keyboard Sequence privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Keyboard Sequence. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1011. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.8 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Keyboard Sequence. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 03/29/2004 by STORM (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1011 since 12/17/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/29/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14251 (Apple Mac OS X USB Keyboard Ctrl Key Root Access (Apple SA 2003-12-19)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13573), Tenable (14251), SecurityFocus (BID 8945†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28888†). Similar entries are available at VDB-75, VDB-300, VDB-418 and VDB-448. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

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License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14251
Nessus Name: Apple Mac OS X USB Keyboard Ctrl Key Root Access (Apple SA 2003-12-19)
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OpenVAS ID: 14251
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(Host/uname
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/31/2003 🔍
10/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
12/17/2003 +47 days 🔍
03/29/2004 +103 days 🔍
03/29/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/10/2004 +134 days 🔍
12/30/2010 +2333 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +1385 days 🔍
06/29/2021 +2449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: STORM
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-1011 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21705
X-Force: 13573
SecurityFocus: 8945 - MacOS X Local Root Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28888 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 17:08
Updated: 06/29/2021 15:16
Changes: 10/15/2014 17:08 (59), 03/12/2017 17:19 (11), 06/29/2021 15:16 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:0C2:103

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