CVE-2003-0877

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Mac OS X before 10.3 with core files enabled allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and read core files via a symlink attack on core files that are created with predictable names in the /cores directory.

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
Nov 3, 2003
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2003-0877: Medium severity, CVSS 4.6 | Vulnix