CVE-2003-0171

DirectoryServices in MacOS X trusts the PATH environment variable to locate and execute the touch command, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the PATH to point to a directory containing a malicious touch program...

CVE-2003-0171

Summary (CVE-2003-0171) : Mac OS X DirectoryService is vulnerable because it uses system(2) to run touch(1) without a full path, allowing a local attacker to alter PATH and execute a malicious touch as root. This can lead to privilege escalation and DoS. The attack is mediated by terminating Dire...