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 Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.5 (including) | 10.4.5 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.4.5 (including) | 10.4.5 (including) |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18963
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015652
- http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.php
- http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/69862
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/999708
- http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/numerik/staff/lehn/macosx.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/23510
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16736
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0671
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24808
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18963
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015652
- http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.php
- http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/69862
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/999708
- http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/numerik/staff/lehn/macosx.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/23510
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16736
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0671
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24808