# CVE-2006-0848: The "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option in Safari on Apple Mac OS X allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary comm

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2006-02-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option in Safari on Apple Mac OS X allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into downloading a __MACOSX folder that contains metadata (resource fork) that invokes the Terminal, which automatically interprets the script using bash, as demonstrated using a ZIP file that contains a script with a safe file extension.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/18963
- http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/numerik/staff/lehn/macosx.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/999708
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16736
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015652
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0671
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
- http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/69862
- http://www.osvdb.org/23510
- http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.php
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24808
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16866
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/osx/browser/safari_metadata_archive.rb

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