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

CVE-2003-0704

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

2
  • Kismac/Kismac2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.05d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.05d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <0.05d

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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