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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| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
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| CAPEC ID | Description |
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| Event | Date |
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| Hyperlink | Resource |
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| http://secunia.com/advisories/18963 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/numerik/staff/lehn/macosx.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/999708 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_CERT-VN |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16736 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015652 | vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.html | third-party-advisory x_refsource_CERT |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0671 | vdb-entry x_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html | third-party-advisory x_refsource_CERT |
| http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/69862 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.osvdb.org/23510 | vdb-entry x_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.php | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24808 | vdb-entry x_refsource_XF |
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