First published: Tue Nov 16 2010(Updated: )
Networking in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2 through 10.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted PIM packet.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.2 |
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The severity of CVE-2010-1843 is classified as high due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
To fix CVE-2010-1843, users should upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of Mac OS X or apply the relevant patches provided by Apple.
CVE-2010-1843 affects Mac OS X versions 10.6.2, 10.6.3, and 10.6.4.
CVE-2010-1843 allows remote attackers to exploit a crafted PIM packet to trigger a system crash.
The main symptom of CVE-2010-1843 exploitation is a denial of service resulting in a system crash.