CVE-2010-3798 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer7 documents6 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.4%
top 14.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
XAR Project XARApple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedNov 16
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in xar in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted xar archive.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x5 versions+4
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x_server5 versions+4
▶Debianxar_project/xar< 1.8.0.498-1+1

Patches

Patch: support.apple.com ↗Patch: support.apple.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-56f7-96cg-x9vh: Heap-based buffer overflow in xar in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2010-3798: Heap-based buffer overflow in xar in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2010-11-16
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CVEList
CVE-2010-3798: Heap-based buffer overflow in xar in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2010-11-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2010-3798: xar - Heap-based buffer overflow in xar in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows ...↗2010
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2010-3798 xar: arbitrary code execution via crafted xar archive↗2010-11-17
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Bugzilla
CVE-2010-3798 xar: arbitrary code execution via crafted xar archive [fedora-all]↗2010-11-17
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CVE-2010-3798 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability | cvebase