# CVE-2010-1800: Information disclosure in n/a

> Man-in-the-middle attackers can redirect connections and obtain sensitive information due to anonymous SSL/TLS support in CFNetwork.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Aug 2010
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wmgm-8v4f-275p

## What is CVE-2010-1800?

CVE-2010-1800 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 25 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CFNetwork in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3 and 10.6.4 supports anonymous SSL and TLS connections, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to redirect a connection and obtain sensitive information via crafted responses.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1800?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Apple Cfnetwork, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1800?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1800 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X

- [CVE-2010-1383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1383/): CFNetwork in Apple Safari before 5.0.6 on Windows allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code by replaying the NTLM credentials of a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-2403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2403/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2011-0214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0214/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2010-1420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1420/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1800 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1800 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 25 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1800/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1800/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1800
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1800
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1800

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1800/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.