Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2010-1842
Buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bidirectional text string with ellipsis truncation.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.051 (91.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.6.0, 10.6.3, 10.6.4
- Apple Mac_os_x_server — versions 10.6.0, 10.6.3, 10.6.4
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)