Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 17, 2003· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0704

Description

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.

Affected products

Kismac/Kismac
cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.05d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a082203-1.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/8497nvdVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13006nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13009nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13010nvd

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