CVE-2003-0088 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0084	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00047.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2003/Feb/25/applesa20030225macosx102.txt
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a021403-1.txt
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11332.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6859

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.533Z

Reserved: 2003-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0088

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-03-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0088

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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