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CVE-2010-1378 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html CVEMailing List
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 CVEBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html [email protected]Mailing List
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 [email protected]Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
>= 10.6.0, < 10.6.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x server
>= 10.6.0, < 10.6.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-1378
NVD Published Date:
Nov 15, 2010
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2010-1378 Details - Not Deferred