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CVE-2003-0877
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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.32%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- macos-core-files-symlink(13542) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 8917 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- A102803-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEx_transferred
- 8914 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .