CVE-2001-1446

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Published Apr 21, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Find-By-Content in Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.0.4 creates world-readable index files named .FBCIndex in every directory, which allows remote attackers to learn the contents of files in web accessible directories.

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:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1426	Find-By-Content in Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.0.4 creates world-readable index files named .FBCIndex in every directory, which allows remote attackers to learn the contents of files in web accessible directories.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.1% (3.082% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0085.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/177243
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3325
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7103

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:58 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 21, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:58 AM
Reserved: Apr 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 11, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

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