CVE-2006-0396

Exp

Buffer overflow in Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5, when patched with Security Update 2006-001, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Real Name value in an e-mail attachment sent in AppleDouble format, which triggers the overflow when the user double-clicks on an attachment.

Published: 2006-03-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-0396 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 37.34%, 97th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +14.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-0396

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1583 exploit_db edb 2006-03-13 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0396

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-28 23.31% 37.34% +14.04%
2 2025-06-18 20.27% 23.31% +3.04%
3 2025-03-17 — 20.27% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0396

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0396

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0396

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple mac_os_x 10.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0396

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