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.
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CVSS 2.0 5.1/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 22, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified