CVE-2006-1447

Mac Os X vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

3.1%

EPSS pct

86th

Exploited

No known

LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause Safari to launch unsafe content via long file name extensions, which prevents Download Validation from determining which application will be used to open the file.

Affected vendor

Apple

Affected product

Mac Os X

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Published

2006-05-12

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

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