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
Published Nov 15, 2010
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.95%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 10.5.8
- 10.6.0
- 10.6.1
- 10.6.2
- 10.6.3
- 10.6.4
No data.
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 8.95% (0.08954) | 95.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.13% (0.09125) | 94.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 4.36% (0.04360) | 88.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.53% (0.05530) | 89.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.96% (0.08965) | 87.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.53% (0.05530) | 89.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 13.94% (0.13938) | 95.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 17.49% (0.17489) | 96.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2024 | 20.85% (0.20848) | 96.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 14.63% (0.14631) | 95.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 15.15% (0.15149) | 95.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | 19.33% (0.19331) | 95.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2023 | 16.80% (0.16797) | 95.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 8.96% (0.08958) | 93.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.53% (0.06531) | 92.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.94% (0.05942) | 90.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.94% (0.05942) | 89.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.94% (0.05942) | 77.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
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