CVE-2003-0242

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Published May 17, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

IPSec in Mac OS X before 10.2.6 does not properly handle certain incoming security policies that match by port, which could allow traffic that is not explicitly allowed by the policies.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0237	IPSec in Mac OS X before 10.2.6 does not properly handle certain incoming security policies that match by port, which could allow traffic that is not explicitly allowed by the policies.

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: 3.2% (3.215% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
http://secunia.com/advisories/8798
http://securitytracker.com/id?1006796
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/869548
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7628
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12027

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 17, 2003, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM
Reserved: May 6, 2003, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 9, 2003, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

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