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…

published February 22, 2006

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High probability of exploitation

NVD has not assigned a CVSS score to this record. It sits in the 99.1th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS
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EPSS
58%
Percentile
99.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.58105 · 99.1th percentile
Published
2006-02-22T23:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 FEB 23:00Z
    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…
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