Back
CVE-2003-1009
Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.2.8, 10.3.2 and Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2 through 10.3.2 accepts authentication…
High10.0EPSS 4.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.2.8, 10.3.2 and Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2 through 10.3.2 accepts authentication server information from unknown LDAP or NetInfo sources as provided by a malicious DHCP server, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.6% · top 8.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- macos-dhcp-gain-privileges(13874) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.carrel.org/dhcp-vuln.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=32478 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 9110 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .