Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2010-1802
CVE-2010-1802
Description
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.
Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:a:apple:libsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- support.apple.com/kb/HT4312nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
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