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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 23, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-0178

CVE-2011-0178

Description

The FSFindFolder API in CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 provides a world-readable directory in response to a call with the kTemporaryFolderType flag, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information by accessing this directory.

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Affected products

16
  • Apple Inc./Carboncore
    cpe:2.3:a:apple:carboncore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Apple Inc./Mac OS X8 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=10.6.6
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <10.6.7
  • Apple Inc./Mac OS X Server7 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=10.6.6
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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