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CVE-2003-1009

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-1009 describes a critical vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server versions, where Directory Services can accept authentication server information from untrusted LDAP or NetInfo sources via a malicious DHCP server. This allows remote attackers to gain elevated privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0457 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
docs.info.apple.com / article.html
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/13874
carrel.org / dhcp-vuln.html
securityfocus.com / bid/9110
ExploitVendor Advisory