CVE-2006-0396

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-03-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5, when patched with Security Update 2006-001, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Real Name value in an e-mail attachment sent in AppleDouble format, which triggers the overflow when the user double-clicks on an attachment.

Affected products

macOS: 10.4, 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.4, 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19129
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015762
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0313a%5D.txt
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/980084
http://www.osvdb.org/23872
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427601/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17081
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0949
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25209
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453

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