CVE-2003-0518
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.
Published:Jul 10, 2003
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Jul 10, 2003
EPSS Score:0.00094
CVSS Score:4.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Apple
Product
Mac Os X
Apple
Mac Os X
Vendor
Apple
Product
Mac Os X Server
Apple
Mac Os X Server
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
