CVE-2001-0806

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 3.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Apple MacOS X 10.0 and 10.1 allow a local user to read and write to a user's desktop folder via insecure default permissions for the Desktop when it is created in some languages.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0790	Apple MacOS X 10.0 and 10.1 allow a local user to read and write to a user's desktop folder via insecure default permissions for the Desktop when it is created in some languages.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.341% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99358249631139&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99436289015729&w=2
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219166
http://www.osvdb.org/1882
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2930
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6750

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM
Reserved: Oct 30, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 6, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

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