{"id":"CVE-2006-0396","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2006-0396","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:41:58.401Z","title":"Buffer overflow in Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5, when patched with Security Update 2006-001, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Real Name value in an e-mail attachment sent in AppleDouble format, which triggers the…","description":"Buffer overflow in Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5, when patched with Security Update 2006-001, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Real Name value in an e-mail attachment sent in AppleDouble format, which triggers the overflow when the user double-clicks on an attachment.","published":"2006-03-14T11:02:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:20:31.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":5.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["apple/mac os x","apple/mac os x server"],"epss":{"score":0.11084,"percentile":0.95892,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2006-03-13","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":1583,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple Mac OSX 10.4.5 Mail.app - Real Name Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1583","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/osx/remote/1583.pl","file":"exploits/osx/remote/1583.pl","published":"2006-03-13","added":"2006-03-12","updated":null,"author":"Kevin Finisterre","type":"remote","platform":"osx","port":25,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-23872","CVE-2006-0396"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00001.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/19129","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1015762","tags":["Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0313a%5D.txt","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/980084","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/23872","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427601/100/0/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17081","tags":["Exploit","Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0949","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25209","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00001.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/19129","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1015762","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0313a%5D.txt","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/980084","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/23872","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427601/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17081","tags":["Exploit","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0949","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25209","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0396","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}