THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-0396
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-0396

Mac Os X vulnerability

CVSS
5.1
EPSS
10.8%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5, when patched with Security Update 2006-001, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Real Name value in an e-mail attachment sent in AppleDouble format, which triggers the overflow when the user double-clicks on an attachment.
Affected vendor
Apple
Affected product
Mac Os X
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-03-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-0396

  • Confirm whether Apple Mac Os X is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-0396.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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