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CVE-2006-0397

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-0397 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-03-14T11:02:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-94

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.5	Yes

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00001.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/19129 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015760 ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/23869 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0949 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25269 ([email protected])
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/19129 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015760 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/23869 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0949 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25269 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.