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CVE-2010-4013
Format string vulnerability in PackageKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.6 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary…
Medium6.8EPSS 2.2%
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- apple
Description
Format string vulnerability in PackageKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.6 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to interaction between Software Update and distribution scripts.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 1024938 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2011-01-06-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0050 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4498 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 42841 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 70309 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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