CVE-2010-0059

Description

CoreAudio in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted audio content with QDM2 encoding, which triggers a buffer overflow due to inconsistent length fields, related to QDCA.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.65% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510517/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-041
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6922 signature vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0059?
CVE-2010-0059 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0059?
To fix CVE-2010-0059, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0059 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0059 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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