CVE-2006-0395

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Published Aug 5, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 55.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 55.4% (55.376% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:34 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 5, 2006, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:34 PM
Reserved: Jan 24, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 5, 2006, 1:04 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM

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