PT-2007-7056 · Apple · Macos X Leopard

Published 2007-11-29 · Updated 2011-10-06 · CVE-2007-6165

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.1

Description The issue allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AppleDouble attachment. This attachment contains an apparently-safe file type and script in a resource fork. The problem is that it does not warn the user that a separate program is going to be executed.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.1, consider avoiding the use of AppleDouble attachments until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, users should be cautious when opening attachments and manually verify the safety of the file before opening it.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-6165

Affected Products

Macos X Leopard

References · 15

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/osx/email/mailapp_image_exec.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/30781 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/26510 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/16870 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27785 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3958 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6165 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 · Vendor Advisory
• http://heise-security.co.uk/news/99257 · Vendor Advisory
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433819 · Note