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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.