Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-6165
CVE-2007-6165
Description
Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AppleDouble attachment containing an apparently-safe file type and script in a resource fork, which does not warn the user that a separate program is going to be executed. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2006-0395.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 10.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26510nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/27785nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28136nvdVendor Advisory
- www.heise-security.co.uk/news/99257nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3958nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433819nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
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