CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0704

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

KisMAC before version 0.05d trusts user-supplied variables when changing file or directory ownership, allowing local users to gain privileges via the $DRIVER_KEXT environment variable.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized privileges, potentially leading to serious security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update KisMAC to version 0.05d or later and to restrict access to environment variables that can be modified by users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

KisMAC before 0.05d trusts user-supplied variables when chown'ing files or directories, which allows local users to gain privileges via the $DRIVER_KEXT environment variable in (1) viha_driver.sh, (2) macjack_load.sh, (3) airojack_load.sh, (4) setuid_enable.sh, (5) setuid_disable.sh, and using a "similar technique" for (6) viha_prep.sh and (7) viha_unprep.sh.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS