Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 14, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-0396
CVE-2006-0396
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.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <=10.4.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- secunia.com/advisories/19129nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0313a%5D.txtnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17081nvdExploitPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/980084nvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/23872nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427601/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0949nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25209nvd
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