Description
libsecurity in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.4 does not properly perform comparisons to domain-name strings in X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a certificate associated with a similar domain name, as demonstrated by use of a www.example.con certificate to spoof www.example.com.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2010-1822 | libsecurity in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.4 does not properly perform comparisons to domain-name strings in X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a certificate associated with a similar domain name, as demonstrated by use of a www.example.con certificate to spoof www.example.com. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T18:39:46.515Z
Reserved: 2010-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2010-1802
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Status : Modified
Published: 2010-08-25T20:00:16.797
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2010-1802
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD