Is CVE-2010-1840 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1840 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1840?

CVE-2010-1840 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-1840

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 9.0%EU EUVD

Stack-based buffer overflow in the password-validation functionality in Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 9.0% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-1860)
Published: November 15, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1860 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / mac os x
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apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x server
apple / mac os x server
apple / mac os x server
apple / mac os x server
apple / mac os x server
apple / mac os x server

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Apple Mac OS X 10.6 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0536-2010 - archived

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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