CVE-2003-0876

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2003-11-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Finder in Mac OS X 10.2.8 and earlier sets global read/write/execute permissions on directories when they are dragged (copied) from a mounted volume such as a disk image (DMG), which could cause the directories to have less restrictive permissions than intended.

Affected products

macOS: 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4, 10.1 (+14)
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.0, 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3, 10.2.4 (+4)

References

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a102803-1.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8916
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8917
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13537
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a102803-1.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8916
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8917
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13537

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