Buffer overflow in CoreAudio in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MP4 audio file
Published Jan 20, 2010
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.80%
Description
Buffer overflow in CoreAudio in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MP4 audio file.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.5.8
- 10.6.2
- 10.5.8
- 10.6.2
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- Version 10.5.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.6.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Mac OS X Server | n/a |
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 15, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03801) | 89.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03801) | 88.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.34% (0.01337) | 78.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.07% (0.05066) | 93.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 5.07% (0.05066) | 93.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 2.62% (0.02621) | 90.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 2.90% (0.02905) | 90.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 2.60% (0.02599) | 90.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 2.72% (0.02719) | 88.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.50% (0.02502) | 88.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 90.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 89.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 77.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38241 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37868 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023472 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55746 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38241 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37868 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023472 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55746 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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