Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1412
CVE-2001-1412
Description
nidump on MacOS X before 10.3 allows local users to read the encrypted passwords from the password file by specifying passwd as a command line argument.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <10.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
6- www.securemac.com/macosxnidump.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securiteam.com/securityreviews/5QP032A4UU.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- lists.insecure.org/lists/bugtraq/2002/Sep/0128.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
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