CVE-2010-0510
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPassword Server in Apple Mac OS X Server before 10.6.3 does not properly perform password replication, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain login access via an expired password.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysisA detailed technical summary for this CVE is being prepared.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 10.6.2= 10.5= 10.5.0= 10.5.1= 10.5.2= 10.5.3= 10.5.4= 10.5.5= 10.5.6= 10.5.7= 10.5.8= 10.6.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedMac OS X Server 10.6.3 or later (for 10.6.x users); Mac OS X Server 10.6.x series for 10.5.x users
- 1. Backup all critical data and configuration files on the server before performing any system upgrade.
- 2. Verify current Mac OS X Server version by checking System Preferences > About or running 'sw_vers' in Terminal.
- 3. For Mac OS X Server 10.6.x: Upgrade to Mac OS X Server 10.6.3 or later to address the password replication vulnerability.
- 4. For Mac OS X Server 10.5.x: Note that 10.5.x is listed as affected but no explicit 10.5.x patch was provided in the referenced security advisory; consider upgrading to a supported version (10.6.3 or later).
- 5. After upgrading, verify the Password Server configuration is functioning correctly.
- 6. Test authentication with expired password accounts to confirm the vulnerability is remediated.
- 7. Review Apple Security Update 2010-003 (the March 2010 security update) for additional patches that may have been released alongside the 10.6.3 update.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-0510 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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