CVE-2010-3798
Heap-based buffer overflow in xar in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers...
Heap-based buffer overflow in xar 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 crafted xar archive.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in xar 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 crafted xar archive.
- Record
CVE-2010-3798- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in xar 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 crafted xar archive.
- Record
CVE-2010-3798- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3777 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in xar 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 crafted xar archive.
- Record
EUVD-2010-3777- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-56f7-96cg-x9vh No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in xar in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers...
Heap-based buffer overflow in xar 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 crafted xar archive.
- Record
GHSA-56f7-96cg-x9vh- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in xar 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 crafted xar archive.
- Record
CVE-2010-3798- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-3798 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in xar 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 crafted xar archive.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3798- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-3798 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 16, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.30%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in xar 1.8.0.498-1.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1024723
support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2S2KRIILUKBJHXDNYJQQX74TFUQRG5ND
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3798