CVE - CVE-2003-0518

CVE-ID
CVE-2003-0518	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BUGTRAQ:20030704 MacOSX - crash screensaver locked with password and get the desktop back URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-07/0034.html BUGTRAQ:20030715 FIXED: MacOSX - crash screensaver locked with password and get thedesktop back URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-07/0187.html CONFIRM:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120232 URL:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120232
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20030707	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20030707)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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