CVE-2007-6165

N/A Unknown
Published: November 29, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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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=307179
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27785
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/99257
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433819
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26510
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3958
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/99257
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433819
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26510
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3958
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
44.7%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20 CWE-264

Affected Vendors

apple

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