CVE-2010-0545

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-06-17 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Finder in DesktopServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, and 10.6 before 10.6.4, does not set the expected file ownerships during an "Apply to enclosed items" action, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via normal filesystem operations.

Affected products

macOS: 10.5.8, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.5.8, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024103
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024103
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481

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