CVE-2010-1840
Stack-based buffer overflow in the password-validation functionality in Directory Services in...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the password-validation functionality in Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Stack-based buffer overflow in the password-validation functionality in Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2010-1840- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the password-validation functionality in Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2010-1840- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1860 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the password-validation functionality in Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2010-1860- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c9gq-x4xv-hqrh No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the password-validation functionality in Directory Services in...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the password-validation functionality in Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-c9gq-x4xv-hqrh- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apple Directory Services - Memory Corruption | 2010-11-11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-1840 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 15, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.95%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.