High 10.0Published Mar 29, 2004

CVE-2003-1009Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.2.8, 10.3.2 and Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2 through 10.3.2 accepts authentication server information from unknown LDAP or NetInfo sources as pro…

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Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.2.8, 10.3.2 and Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2 through 10.3.2 accepts authentication server information from unknown LDAP or NetInfo sources as provided by a malicious DHCP server, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

CVSS: 10.0 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	10.0.2; 10.0.3; 10.2.8; 10.3.2	NVD
apple mac_os_x_server apple:mac_os_x_server	10.2; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; 10.2.5; 10.2.6; 10.2.7; and 4 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=32478
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798	patch, vendor-advisory
http://www.carrel.org/dhcp-vuln.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9110	exploit, vendor-advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13874

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