CVE-2006-0848
The "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option in Safari on Apple Mac OS X allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into downloading a __MACOSX folder that contains metadata (resource fork) that invokes…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option in Safari on Apple Mac OS X allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into downloading a __MACOSX folder that contains metadata (resource fork) that invokes the Terminal, which automatically interprets the script using bash, as demonstrated using a ZIP file that contains a script with a safe file extension.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 58.10% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18963Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015652Exploit
- http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.phpExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/69862
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/999708Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/numerik/staff/lehn/macosx.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/23510
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16736Exploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0671Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24808
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18963Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015652Exploit
- http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.phpExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/69862
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/999708Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/numerik/staff/lehn/macosx.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/23510
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16736Exploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0671Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24808
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.