CVE-2007-6165 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Apple Mail.app on Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1). This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute malicious code by sending an AppleDouble attachment that appears safe but contains a script in its resource fork, without alerting the user to program execution. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating readily available proof-of-concept code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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