CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1450

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Mail application on Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending an enriched text email message with invalid color information, causing Mail to allocate and initialize arbitrary classes.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain full control of the victim's system without their knowledge, leading to data theft, malware installation, or further attacks on the organization's network.

Recommendation

Immediately update the system to Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an enriched text e-mail message with "invalid color information" that causes Mail to allocate and initialize arbitrary classes.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS