PT-2006-4379 · Apple · Macos X+2

Published 2006-08-03 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-3504

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.7

Description The issue concerns the Download Validation in LaunchServices, which can incorrectly identify certain HTML as "safe". This could allow attackers to execute Javascript code in a local context when the "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option is enabled in Safari.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.7, consider disabling the "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option in Safari to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3504

Affected Products

Launchservices

Macos X

Safari

References · 8

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3504 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/27743 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/19289 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28146 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21253 · Note