Description
SoftwareUpdate for MacOS 10.1.x does not use authentication when downloading a software update, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by posing as the Apple update server via techniques such as DNS spoofing or cache poisoning, and supplying Trojan Horse updates.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- network
- Access Cmplx
- low
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- partial
- Integrity
- partial
- Availability
- partial
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-Other
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- APPLE
- Published
- 7/11/2002
- Last Modified
- 4/3/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
apple : mac_os_xapple : mac_os_xapple : mac_os_xapple : mac_os_xapple : mac_os_xapple : mac_os_x
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