CVE-2003-0703 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in KisMAC versions prior to 0.05d. The software insecurely loads kernel modules based on user-supplied environment variables, specifically $DRIVER_KEXT, allowing a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.05dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.05d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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