CVE-2006-0395 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 55.4% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Download Validation in Mail in Mac OS X 10.4 does not properly recognize attachment file types to warn a user of an unsafe type, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted file types.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 55.38% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-08-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
| apple | mac os x server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mail.app - Image Attachment Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2011-03-05 |
| exploit-db | Apple Mail.App 10.5.0 (OSX) - Image Attachment Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2006-03-01 |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/client-management/2006/Mar/msg00030.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064
- http://www.osvdb.org/23645
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25027
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/client-management/2006/Mar/msg00030.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064
- http://www.osvdb.org/23645
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25027
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