CVE-2010-0056

Mac OS X 10.5.8 - Remote Code Execution via Cocoa Spell Checking Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Buffer overflow in Cocoa spell checking in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted document.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0253
EPSS Percentile 83.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (2)
apple/mac_os_x 10.5.8
apple/mac_os_x_server 10.5.8
Published Mar 30, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026