CVE-2006-0848

N/A Unknown
Published: February 22, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18963
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015652
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/69862
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/999708
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/numerik/staff/lehn/macosx.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/23510
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16736
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0671
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24808
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18963
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015652
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/69862
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/999708
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/numerik/staff/lehn/macosx.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/23510
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16736
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0671
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24808
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
78.8%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-16

Affected Vendors

apple

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