CVE-2001-1447

Public Exploit

Description

NetInfo Manager for Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by opening applications using the (1) "recent items" and (2) "services" menus, which causes the applications to run with root privileges.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-007.shtml	third party advisory government resource exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0130.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/945747	us government resource exploit third party advisory patch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0121.html	mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3439	vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7303	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1447?: CVE-2001-1447 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1447?: To fix CVE-2001-1447, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1447 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1447 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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