VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-1842

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability4.99%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-11-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bidirectional text string with ellipsis truncation.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references