CVE-2007-6165 in the critical feed json
Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AppleDouble attachment conta…
published 2007-11-29 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6134
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 44.7%
- EPSS 44.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 3
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/osx/email/mailapp_image_exec)
- Published
Exploit prediction
44.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/osx/email/mailapp_image_exec Mail.app Image Attachment Command Execution metasploit exploit, manual rank, 2006-03-01
- EDB-30781 Apple Mac OSX 10.5.x - Mail Arbitrary Code Execution remote, 2007-11-20
- EDB-16870 Apple Mail.app - Image Attachment Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2011-03-05
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26510 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/26510
vdb-entry, exploit
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/4238
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28136
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3958
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/27785
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
heise-security.co.uk
/news/99257
vendor-advisory
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/433819
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1019106
vdb-entry
- docs.info.apple.com /article.html?artnum=307179
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-6165
- NVD CVE-2007-6165
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