CVE-2010-1842
Buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bidirectional text string with ellipsis truncation.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bidirectional text string with ellipsis truncation.
- Record
CVE-2010-1842- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bidirectional text string with ellipsis truncation.
- Record
CVE-2010-1842- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1862 No score
Buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bidirectional text string with ellipsis truncation.
- Record
EUVD-2010-1862- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g37h-2hrg-383j No score
Buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bidirectional text string with ellipsis truncation.
- Record
GHSA-g37h-2hrg-383j- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-1842 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 15, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.99%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.