Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2010-1378
OpenSSL in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 does not properly perform arithmetic, which allows remote attackers to bypass X.509 certificate authentication via an arbitrary certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-1378?
- CVE-2010-1378 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2010-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2010-1378?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2010-1378 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.