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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-1840

CVE-2010-1840

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.

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Affected products

13
  • Apple Inc./Mac OS X7 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: >=10.5.8, <10.6.5
  • Apple Inc./Mac OS X Server6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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