CVE-2006-1447 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause Safari to launch unsafe content via long file name extensions, which prevents Download Validation from determining which application will be used to open the file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00761.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Mac Os X Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1451	LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause Safari to launch unsafe content via long file name extensions, which prevents Download Validation from determining which application will be used to open the file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016081
http://www.osvdb.org/25591
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/26416

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-05-12T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:12:21.686Z

Reserved: 2006-03-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-1447

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-05-12T21:02:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-1447

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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