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CVE-2010-0498 Details

Description

Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 does not properly perform authorization during processing of record names, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-287	Improper Authentication	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple mac os x	<= 10.6.2 10.5 10.5.0 10.5.1 10.5.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x server	<= 10.6.2 10.5 10.5.0 10.5.1 10.5.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 31, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]