Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-1457. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/11/2006. The weakness was released 05/08/2006 by Damien Bobillot (McAfee) with McAfee AVERT Labs (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1457 since 03/28/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 (26427), Tenable (21341), SecurityFocus (BID 17951†), OSVDB (25598†) and Secunia (SA20077†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-27361, VDB-26531, VDB-30220 and VDB-30219. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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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-2006-1457 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30221
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X-Force: 26427
SecurityFocus: 17951 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-003 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20077
OSVDB: 25598 - Apple Safari Archive Expansion Symbolic Link Target Execution
SecurityTracker: 1016069
Vulnerability Center: 11425 - Apple Mac OS X Safari Remote Files Overwrite when \, 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 20:14
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (72), 06/18/2019 06:21 (7), 11/24/2024 06:51 (19), 06/22/2025 20:14 (2)
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