CVE-2010-2530 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 29 Sep 2010 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can cause a system panic via negative size values in netsmb module ioctl calls, affecting NetBSD, FreeBSD, and macOS kernels.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2010-2530?

CVE-2010-2530 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 29 Sep 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple integer signedness errors in smb_subr.c in the netsmb module in the kernel in NetBSD 5.0.2 and earlier, FreeBSD, and Apple Mac OS X allow local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a negative size value in a /dev/nsmb ioctl operation, as demonstrated by a (1) SMBIOC_LOOKUP or (2) SMBIOC_OPENSESSION ioctl call.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2530?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Freebsd Freebsd, Netbsd Netbsd.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2530?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2530 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-2530 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8cpw-3rm2-4f9q.