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CVE-2006-0397 Detail

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Safari, LaunchServices, and/or CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5 allows attackers to trick a user into opening an application that appears to be a safe file type. NOTE: due to the lack of specific information in the vendor advisory, it is not clear how CVE-2006-0397, CVE-2006-0398, and CVE-2006-0399 are different.


Evaluator Description

Per Hyperlink 894663: Vendor description specifies that the file is automatically opened by the application: Safari could automatically open a file which appears to be a safe file type.

Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19129 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19129 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015760
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015760
http://www.osvdb.org/23869
http://www.osvdb.org/23869
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0949
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0949
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25269
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25269

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-0397
NVD Published Date:
03/14/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE