Apple Mac OS X Mail bypass security
| macosx-mail-bypass-security (25027) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by a vulnerability in Mail. A remote attacker could send an email with an attachment with specially-crafted file extension that could bypass security restrictions.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2006-001, available from the Apple Security Update 2006-001. See References.
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-001: About Security Update 2006-001.
- Apple Web site: Apple - Support - Downloads.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Mar 01 2006 - 17:10:48 CST: Fwd: APPLE-SA-2006-03-01 Security Update 2006-001.
- BID-16907: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-001 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0395: The Download Validation in Mail in Mac OS X 10.4 does not properly recognize attachment file types to warn a user of an unsafe type, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted file types.
- OSVDB ID: 23645: Mac OS X Mail File Extension Spoofing Download Validation Bypass
- SA19064: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0791: Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Reported:
Mar 01, 2006
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