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CVE-2010-0538 Detail

Description

Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 7 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 before Update 2 do not properly handle mediaLibImage objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted applet, related to the com.sun.medialib.mlib package.


Metrics

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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  6.8 MEDIUM
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/39819 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/39819 Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024011
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024011
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4171 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4171 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40238 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40238 Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1191 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1191 Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:apple:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:apple:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0538
NVD Published Date:
05/21/2010
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Apple Inc.