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

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a102803-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8914Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8917
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13542
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a102803-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8914Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8917
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13542

Timeline

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

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