CVE-2006-1448

Description

Finder in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.6 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into launching an Internet Location item that appears to use a safe URL scheme, but which actually has a different and more risky scheme.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.69% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016082	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26410	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/25592	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1448?: CVE-2006-1448 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1448?: To fix CVE-2006-1448, 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-2006-1448 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1448 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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