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CVE-2010-1802

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.4 Published: 2010-08-25 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Apple Mac Os X ServerApple LibsecurityApple Mac Os X

Weakness Type

CWE-287

References