CVE-2010-0055 describes a critical vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 where the xar utility fails to properly validate package signatures, allowing attackers to modify packages with an unspecified but potentially severe impact. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are available, and there's minimal community discussion or media coverage, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 80/100 indicates significant inherent risk. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and it is not listed in the KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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