CVE-2002-1898 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a telnet:// link, which is executed by Terminal.app window.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.17% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
| apple | terminal |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX 10.2 - Terminal.APP Telnet Link Command Execution | 2002-09-21 |
References
- http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/02/09/21/122236.shtml?tid=172
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2002/Sep/msg00001.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10156.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5768
- http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/02/09/21/122236.shtml?tid=172
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2002/Sep/msg00001.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10156.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5768
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