CVE-2007-6165

HighPublished

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...

Published: Nov 29, 2007
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Nov 20, 2007

Primary CVSS

9.3/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS probability estimate

44.7%

Moderate · next 30 days

Percentile: 98.8%
Model date: Oct 16, 2026

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Summary

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.

Sources

Repository evidence: Files: 1 · Repositories: 1

1 Module

Mail.app Image Attachment Command ExecutionModule
modules/exploits/osx/email/mailapp_image_exec.rb
Metasploit Framework modules
ExploitEvidence observed: Sep 26, 2026Revision: b22ce1fbae63Related tool
Declared conditions
- platform: OSX,Unix($.exploit_osx/email/mailapp_image_exec.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_osx/email/mailapp_image_exec.check)

Apple Mail.app - Image Attachment Command Execution (Metasploit)Exploit
Metasploit · multiple · Mar 5, 2011
Apple Mac OSX 10.5.x - Mail Arbitrary Code ExecutionExploit
heise Security · osx · Nov 20, 2007

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