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TI-2003-00651 Aliases CVE-2003-0704GHSA-8rqr-2wr4-frhr

KisMAC before 0.05d trusts user-supplied variables when chown'ing files or directories…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00349 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.05d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.05dVulnerableKismac
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.05d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.05d Vulnerable ·Kismac

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0704
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8rqr-2wr4-frhr

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2003-00650 KisMAC before 0.05d trusts user-supplied variables to load arbitrary kernels or kernel… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2002-02154 The Apple Package Manager in KisMAC 0.02a and earlier modifies file permissions of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2006-01339 Stack-based buffer overflow in the parseTaggedData function in WavePacket.mm in KisMAC… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1

Sources

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