VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-1802

CVSS score6.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.80%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-08-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references