CVE-2010-1378

Publication date 15 November 2010

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Description

OpenSSL in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 does not properly perform arithmetic, which allows remote attackers to bypass X.509 certificate authentication via an arbitrary certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openssl 10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

sbeattie

According to Apple, this issue *only* exists in the version of openssl shipped by Apple; see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 9.8 · Critical

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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