Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 Access Control List access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Access Control List. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0535. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Access Control List. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dovecot in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.3, when Kerberos is enabled, does not properly enforce the service access control list (SACL) for sending and receiving e-mail, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 03/30/2010 by Patrik Karlsson with Laconic Security as HT4077 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0535. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45372 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (57267), Tenable (45372), SecurityFocus (BID 39020†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25286†). The entries VDB-50877, VDB-52475, VDB-52473 and VDB-52472 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 45372
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102039
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0

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02/03/2010 🔍
03/29/2010 +54 days 🔍
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04/06/2010 +7 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1808 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4077
Researcher: Patrik Karlsson
Organization: Laconic Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0535 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0535
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52474
X-Force: 57267
SecurityFocus: 39020 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 25286 - Apple Mac OS X 10.6-10.6.2 Remote Security Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability, Low

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

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/04/2026 07:53
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (61), 02/22/2017 12:33 (11), 09/06/2021 12:37 (4), 09/06/2021 12:45 (1), 02/02/2025 00:45 (16), 05/04/2026 07:53 (1)
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