CVE-2010-0541

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WEBrick HTTP server in Ruby in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, and 10.6 before 10.6.4, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URI that triggers a UTF-7 error page.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.71% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:098 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871 vdb entry patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0909.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40895 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0908.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:097 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0541?
CVE-2010-0541 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0541?
To fix CVE-2010-0541, 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-2010-0541 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0541 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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