CVE-2003-0518

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 18, 2003
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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