CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.6 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Screensaver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was released 07/04/2003 by Delfim Machado (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.netsys.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0518 since 07/07/2003. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.
It is possible to download the exploit at macslash.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at docs.info.apple.com.
Additional details are provided at securiteam.com.
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Support
- end of life
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6
VulDB Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Patch: docs.info.apple.com
Timeline
07/04/2003 🔍07/04/2003 🔍
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08/18/2003 🔍
12/13/2016 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: lists.netsys.com
Researcher: Delfim Machado
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2003-0518 (🔍)
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
SecurityFocus: 8106 - Apple Mac OS X Screen Effects Password Prompt Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 07/04/2003 02:00Updated: 12/13/2016 20:21
Changes: 07/04/2003 02:00 (62), 12/13/2016 20:21 (4)
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