CVE-2003-0877

medium

Description

Mac OS X before 10.3 with core files enabled allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and read core files via a symlink attack on core files that are created with predictable names in the /cores directory.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13542

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8917

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8914

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a102803-1.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-11-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N