First published: Tue Mar 14 2006(Updated: )
Unspecified vulnerability in Safari, LaunchServices, and/or CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5 allows attackers to trick a user into opening an application that appears to be a safe file type. NOTE: due to the lack of specific information in the vendor advisory, it is not clear how CVE-2006-0397, CVE-2006-0398, and CVE-2006-0399 are different.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.2 |
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CVE-2006-0399 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to trick users into executing malicious applications.
To fix CVE-2006-0399, users should update their Apple Mac OS X to the latest version available that contains the relevant security patches.
CVE-2006-0399 affects Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4 through 10.4.5 and their server counterparts.
CVE-2006-0399 facilitates social engineering attacks by deceiving users into opening unsafe applications disguised as safe file types.
Yes, CVE-2006-0399 requires user interaction, as the attack relies on the user opening a malicious application.