CVE-2003-0518
The screen saver in MacOS X allows users with physical access to cause the screen saver to crash...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0518- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0518- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0512 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0512- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37jg-73cm-52cp No score
The screen saver in MacOS X allows users with physical access to cause the screen saver to crash...
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.
- Record
GHSA-37jg-73cm-52cp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0518 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Apple Mac Os X, published July 10, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.