# 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 v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-07-10 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-07/0187.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-07/0034.html
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120232

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