CVE-2003-1011
Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8 allows local users with a USB keyboard to gain unauthorized...
Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8 allows local users with a USB keyboard to gain unauthorized access by holding down the CTRL and C keys when the system is booting, which crashes the init process and leaves the user in a root shell.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8 allows local users with a USB keyboard to gain unauthorized access by holding down the CTRL and C keys when the system is booting, which crashes the init process and leaves the user in a root shell.
- Record
CVE-2003-1011- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8 allows local users with a USB keyboard to gain unauthorized access by holding down the CTRL and C keys when the system is booting, which crashes the init process and leaves the user in a root shell.
- Record
CVE-2003-1011- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-1001 No score
Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8 allows local users with a USB keyboard to gain unauthorized access by holding down the CTRL and C keys when the system is booting, which crashes the init process and leaves the user in a root shell.
- Record
EUVD-2003-1001- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q5g9-mr7v-4c97 No score
Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8 allows local users with a USB keyboard to gain unauthorized...
Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8 allows local users with a USB keyboard to gain unauthorized access by holding down the CTRL and C keys when the system is booting, which crashes the init process and leaves the user in a root shell.
- Record
GHSA-q5g9-mr7v-4c97- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-1011 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Apple Mac Os X, published March 10, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.