CVE-2006-1457

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Published May 12, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Safari on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6, when "Open `safe' files after downloading" is enabled, will automatically expand archives, which could allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an archive that contains a symlink.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.6:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1461	Safari on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6, when "Open `safe' files after downloading" is enabled, will automatically expand archives, which could allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an archive that contains a symlink.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.265% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016069
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/519473
http://www.osvdb.org/25598
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26427

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, 5:12 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 12, 2006, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:12 PM
Reserved: Mar 28, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:22 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2006, 9:02 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:22 PM

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