CVE-2006-0848

The "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option in Safari on Apple Mac OS X allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into downloading a __MACOSX folder that contains metadata (resource fork) that invokes the Terminal, which automatically interprets the script using bash, as demonstrated using a ZIP file that contains a script with a safe file extension.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

58.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2006-02-22

Updated

2024-08-07

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/osx/browser/safari_metadata_arch…

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16866

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/18963
• http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.php
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0671
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/999708
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16736

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry