CVE-2010-0036

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-01-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in CoreAudio in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MP4 audio file.

Affected products

macOS: 10.5.8, 10.6.2
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.5.8, 10.6.2

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37868
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023472
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55746
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241

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