CVE-2010-0498 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2010-0498?

CVE-2010-0498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 30 Mar 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 does not properly perform authorization during processing of record names, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0498?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0498?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-0498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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