PT-2010-3466 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2010-11-15 · Updated 2010-12-10 · CVE-2010-1840

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X versions 10.5.8 through 10.6.4

Description A stack-based buffer overflow issue exists in the password-validation functionality in Directory Services, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Recommendations For Mac OS X versions 10.5.8 through 10.6.4, update to version 10.6.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-1840

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/15491 · Exploit
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1840 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024723 · Note