CVE-2003-0895

Description

Buffer overflow in the Mac OS X kernel 10.2.8 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (crash), access portions of memory, and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument (argv[]).

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.31%

Vendor Advisory atstake.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a102803-3.txt	vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8913	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13541	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0895?: CVE-2003-0895 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0895?: To fix CVE-2003-0895, 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-2003-0895 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2003-0895 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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