CVE-2006-0396 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 11.08% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-03-14 |
| 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 Mac OSX 10.4.5 Mail.app - Real Name Buffer Overflow | 2006-03-13 |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19129
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015762
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0313a%5D.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/980084
- http://www.osvdb.org/23872
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427601/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17081
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0949
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25209
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19129
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015762
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0313a%5D.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/980084
- http://www.osvdb.org/23872
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427601/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17081
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