| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2010-0503. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Use-after-free vulnerability in iChat Server in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was shared 03/30/2010 with Apple as HT4077 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0503 since 02/03/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
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 X-Force (57272), Tenable (45373), SecurityFocus (BID 39245†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32868†). The entries VDB-20160, VDB-48981, VDB-48626 and VDB-48587 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 45373
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-002)
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OpenVAS ID: 102039
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
02/03/2010 🔍03/29/2010 🔍
03/30/2010 🔍
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08/30/2011 🔍
03/19/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT4077
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0503 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0503
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52449
X-Force: 57272
SecurityFocus: 39245 - Apple Mac OS X iChat Server CVE-2010-0503 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32868 - Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 iChat Remote Use-After-Free Vulnerability, High
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 12:22Updated: 05/04/2026 03:35
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (58), 03/30/2017 10:22 (11), 09/06/2021 09:17 (3), 02/02/2025 01:21 (25), 05/04/2026 03:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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