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FKIE_CVE-2010-0538

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-05-21 19:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:16
Severity
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.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/39819Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1024011
product-security@apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170Patch, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4171Patch, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40238Patch
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1191Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/39819Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1024011
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4171Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40238Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1191Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple java *
apple mac_os_x 10.5
apple mac_os_x 10.5.0
apple mac_os_x 10.5.1
apple mac_os_x 10.5.2
apple mac_os_x 10.5.3
apple mac_os_x 10.5.4
apple mac_os_x 10.5.5
apple mac_os_x 10.5.6
apple java *
apple mac_os_x 10.6
apple mac_os_x 10.6.0
apple mac_os_x 10.6.1
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