DirectoryServices in MacOS X trusts the PATH environment variable to locate and execute the touch command, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the PATH to point to a directory containing a malicious touch program.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2003-04-15T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:36.097Z
Reserved: 2003-03-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2003-0171
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2003-05-05T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2003-0171
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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