CVE-2003-0518

Description

The screen saver in MacOS X allows users with physical access to cause the screen saver to crash and gain access to the underlying session via a large number of characters in the password field, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.09%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-07/0187.html	patch mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-07/0034.html	vendor advisory mailing list
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120232

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0518?: CVE-2003-0518 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0518?: To fix CVE-2003-0518, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0518 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2003-0518 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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