CVE-2010-4013

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4013
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-01-10 20:00:15 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionFormat string vulnerability in PackageKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.6 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to interaction between Software Update and distribution scripts.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-134 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apple Mac OS X PackageKit Format String Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/70309 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
APPLE-SA-2011-01-06-1 Mac OS X v10.6.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Mac OS X Format String Flaw in PackageKit Allows Remote Man-in-the-Middle Attacks to Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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