MEDIUM
LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause Safari to launch unsafe content via long file name extensions, which prevents Download Validation from determining which application will be used to open the file
Published May 12, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.13%
Description
LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause Safari to launch unsafe content via long file name extensions, which prevents Download Validation from determining which application will be used to open the file.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.13% 0.03131
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03131
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.13% (0.03131) | 87.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.07% (0.03071) | 85.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00501) | 63.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 85.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 84.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 82.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 1.27% (0.01273) | 83.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 1.68% (0.01682) | 85.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01742) | 85.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016081 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/25591 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26416 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016081 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/25591 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26416 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 12, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 28, 2006
Link CVE-2006-1447
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a