CVE-2010-1840

critical

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the password-validation functionality in Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-11-15

Updated: 2010-12-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical