CVE-2003-0895 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a kernel buffer overflow via long arguments to crash the system or execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0895?
CVE-2003-0895 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 30 Oct 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the Mac OS X kernel 10.2.8 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (crash), access portions of memory, and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument (argv[]).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0895?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0895?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0895 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0895 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7v6r-rp2v-rc22.