CVE-2003-1011

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8 allows local users with a USB keyboard to gain unauthorized access by holding down the CTRL and C keys when the system is booting, which crashes the init process and leaves the user in a root shell.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 29, 2004
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2003-1011: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix