CVE-2006-0848 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.83055.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Mac Os X Subscribe Mac Os X Server Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:::::::*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
http://secunia.com/advisories/18963
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015652
http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.php
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/69862
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/999708
http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/numerik/staff/lehn/macosx.html
http://www.osvdb.org/23510
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16736
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0671
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24808

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-02-22T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:48:56.602Z

Reserved: 2006-02-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-0848

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-02-22T23:02:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-0848

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-16

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