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KisMAC before 0.05d trusts user-supplied variables to load arbitrary kernels or kernel modules, which allows local users to gain privileges via the $DRIVER_KEXT environment variable as used in (1) viha_driver.sh, (2) macjack_load.sh, or (3) airojack_load.sh, or (4) via "similar techniques" using exchangeKernel.sh

Published Sep 12, 2003

Description

KisMAC before 0.05d trusts user-supplied variables to load arbitrary kernels or kernel modules, which allows local users to gain privileges via the $DRIVER_KEXT environment variable as used in (1) viha_driver.sh, (2) macjack_load.sh, or (3) airojack_load.sh, or (4) via "similar techniques" using exchangeKernel.sh.

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Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

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No CWE recorded.

References (4)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 12, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 24, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0703
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2003-0703
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2003-0703