VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2003-0518
CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-08-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108