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CVE-2010-3783

Password Server in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 does not properly perform replication, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass verification of the current password via unspecified vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-3783 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-11-16T22:00:15.930

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.5.8	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.4	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.