Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 LaunchServices information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component LaunchServices. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-1447. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component LaunchServices. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause Safari to launch unsafe content via long file name extensions, which prevents Download Validation from determining which application will be used to open the file.

The bug was discovered 05/11/2006. The weakness was presented 05/08/2006 by Damien Bobillot (McAfee) with McAfee AVERT Labs (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1447 since 03/28/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21341 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-003)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115357 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-05-11)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26416), Tenable (21341), SecurityFocus (BID 17951†), OSVDB (25591†) and Secunia (SA20077†). See VDB-27361, VDB-26531, VDB-30221 and VDB-30220 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 21341
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-003)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Damien Bobillot (McAfee)
Organization: McAfee AVERT Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1447 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1447
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30213
X-Force: 26416
SecurityFocus: 17951 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-003 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20077 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 25591 - Apple Safari LaunchServices Long Extension Safe File Open Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1016081
Vulnerability Center: 11415 - Apple Mac OS X LaunchServices Remote Launching of Un-Safe Files by Safari, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1779

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/22/2025 17:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (74), 06/17/2019 18:39 (11), 06/22/2025 17:41 (18)
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