CVE-2007-6165

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Published Nov 29, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 44.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 44.7% (44.746% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:54 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 29, 2007, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:54 PM
Reserved: Nov 28, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:47 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 29, 2007, 1:46 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:47 PM

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