Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-0056. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Cocoa spell checking in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted document.

The weakness was presented 03/30/2010 with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0056. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/03/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45373 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117331 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2010-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45373), SecurityFocus (BID 39156†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25659†). See VDB-20160, VDB-48954, VDB-48189 and VDB-49430 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 45373
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-002)
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OpenVAS ID: 69115
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2180-1 (iceape)
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03/29/2010 +104 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1775 days 🔍
05/03/2026 +4063 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Organization: Apple
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-0056 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0056
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52433

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SecurityFocus: 39156 - Apple Mac OS X AppKit Cocoa Application Spell Checker Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25659 - Apple Mac OS X Cocoa Spell Checking in AppKit Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/03/2026 21:28
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (58), 02/24/2017 09:43 (10), 09/06/2021 07:39 (3), 09/06/2021 07:45 (1), 05/03/2026 21:28 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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