Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 7 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 before Update 2…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 7 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 before Update 2 do not properly handle mediaLibImage objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted applet, related to the com.sun.medialib.mlib package.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.1 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.2 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.3 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.4 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.5 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.6 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6 | Running on | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.1 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.2 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.3 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.4 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.5 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.6 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6 Running on ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0538
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpwq-5q26-wp3v
References
Sources
- CVE-2010-0538 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0538 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qpwq-5q26-wp3v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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