CVE-2007-6165

Public Exploit

Description

Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AppleDouble attachment containing an apparently-safe file type and script in a resource fork, which does not warn the user that a separate program is going to be executed. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2006-0395.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 38.55% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory co.uk Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433819 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3958 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://secunia.com/advisories/27785 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/99257 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26510 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6165?
CVE-2007-6165 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6165?
To fix CVE-2007-6165, 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-2007-6165 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6165 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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