medium6.4
CVE-2010-1802
libsecurity in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.4 does not properly perform comparisons to domain-name strings in X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-mid…
Impact
libsecurity in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.4 does not properly perform comparisons to domain-name strings in X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a certificate associated with a similar domain name, as demonstrated by use of a www.example.con certificate to spoof www.example.com.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Libsecurity | All versions |
| Apple | Mac Os X | Versions 10.5.8, 10.6.4 |
| Apple | Mac Os X Server | Versions 10.5.8, 10.6.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024359
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024359
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312