CVE-2001-0102 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the "Multiple Users" Control Panel of Mac OS 9. A normal user could gain Owner privileges by deleting the Users & Groups Data File, thereby removing the Owner password and allowing unauthenticated access to the Owner account. This vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.2) due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decades-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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