CVE-2006-0397

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.79% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/23869 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0949 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015760 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19129 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25269 vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0397?
CVE-2006-0397 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0397?
To fix CVE-2006-0397, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0397 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-0397 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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