CVE-2006-0848

2006-02-2223:02:00

CWE-16

mitre

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2006-0848

safari

remote code execution

apple

mac os x

security vulnerability

nvd

CVSS2

5.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.975

Percentile

100.0%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

applemac_os_xMatch10.4.5

applemac_os_x_serverMatch10.4.5

VendorProductVersionCPE
applemac_os_x10.4.5cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
applemac_os_x_server10.4.5cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*