CVE-2003-0171 — HIGH severity vulnerability (DirectoryServices in MacOS X trusts the PATH environment var)
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 ID | CVE-2003-0171 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-05-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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