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...
- Published
- Feb 22, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Sep 20, 2010
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.1%
- Model date
- Oct 15, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
modules/exploits/osx/browser/safari_metadata_archive.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Unix($.exploit_osx/browser/safari_metadata_archive.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_osx/browser/safari_metadata_archive.check)
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