Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-1457
CVE-2006-1457
Description
Safari on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6, when "Open `safe' files after downloading" is enabled, will automatically expand archives, which could allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an archive that contains a symlink.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
9- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.htmlnvdPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/519473nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/20077nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.osvdb.org/25598nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26427nvd
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