CVE-2003-0518 json
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…
published 2003-07-10 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0512
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2003-07/0187.html
mailing-list, patch
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2003-07/0034.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
- docs.info.apple.com /article.html?artnum=120232
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2003-0518
- NVD CVE-2003-0518
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