CVE-2007-6165 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 44.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AppleDouble attachment containing an apparently-safe file type and script in a resource fork, which does not warn the user that a separate program is going to be executed. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2006-0395.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 44.75% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-11-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mail.app - Image Attachment Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2011-03-05 |
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX 10.5.x - Mail Arbitrary Code Execution | 2007-11-20 |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
- http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/99257
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433819
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26510
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3958
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
- http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/99257
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433819
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26510
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
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