CVE-2002-1268 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2. An attacker can exploit this flaw by enticing a user to mount a specially crafted ISO 9600 CD, thereby gaining elevated privileges on the system. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known public exploits or Metasploit modules available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.