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-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a certificate associated with a similar domain name, as…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.80%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.80% probability · 56th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- apple/libsecurity · apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024359
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024359
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.