What is the severity of CVE-2010-1802?

CVE-2010-1802 is considered to be of high severity due to its potential for man-in-the-middle attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1802?

CVE-2010-1802 can be mitigated by updating to a newer version of macOS that has addressed the vulnerability.

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2010-1802?

CVE-2010-1802 affects macOS versions 10.5.8 and 10.6.4.

What type of attacks can CVE-2010-1802 facilitate?

CVE-2010-1802 can facilitate man-in-the-middle attacks allowing attackers to spoof SSL servers.

Who is impacted by CVE-2010-1802?

Users of Apple macOS 10.5.8 and 10.6.4, particularly in secure communications, are impacted by CVE-2010-1802.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2010-1802

medium

6.4

CWE

287

25/8/2010

16/9/2024

CVE-2010-1802

First published: Wed Aug 25 2010(Updated: )

libsecurity in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.4 does not properly perform comparisons to domain-name strings in X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a certificate associated with a similar domain name, as demonstrated by use of a www.example.con certificate to spoof www.example.com.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Apple libsecurity
Apple iOS and macOS	=10.5.8
Apple iOS and macOS	=10.6.4
Apple iOS and macOS	=10.5.8
Apple iOS and macOS	=10.6.4

Remedy

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1802?
CVE-2010-1802 is considered to be of high severity due to its potential for man-in-the-middle attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1802?
CVE-2010-1802 can be mitigated by updating to a newer version of macOS that has addressed the vulnerability.
Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2010-1802?
CVE-2010-1802 affects macOS versions 10.5.8 and 10.6.4.
What type of attacks can CVE-2010-1802 facilitate?
CVE-2010-1802 can facilitate man-in-the-middle attacks allowing attackers to spoof SSL servers.
Who is impacted by CVE-2010-1802?
Users of Apple macOS 10.5.8 and 10.6.4, particularly in secure communications, are impacted by CVE-2010-1802.

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