Description
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.
References
- 20031031 Console Root On OSX up to 10.2.8 mailing-list
- macos-ctrlc-gain-access(13573) vdb-entry
- 8945 vdb-entry
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798