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CVE-2006-0848

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.1 Published: 2006-02-22 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option in Safari on Apple Mac OS X allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into downloading a __MACOSX folder that contains metadata (resource fork) that invokes the Terminal, which automatically interprets the script using bash, as demonstrated using a ZIP file that contains a script with a safe file extension.

Affected Platforms

Apple Mac Os X ServerApple Mac Os X

Weakness Type

CWE-16

References