CVE-2007-6165
Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AppleDouble attachment containing an apparently-safe file type and script in a resource fork, which does not warn the user that a separate program is going to be executed. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2006-0395.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AppleDouble attachment containing an apparently-safe file type and script in a resource fork, which does not warn the user that a separate program is going to be executed. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2006-0395.
- Record
CVE-2007-6165- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AppleDouble attachment containing an apparently-safe file type and script in a resource fork, which does not warn the user that a separate program is going to be executed. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2006-0395.
- Record
CVE-2007-6165- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6134 No score
Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AppleDouble attachment containing an apparently-safe file type and script in a resource fork, which does not warn the user that a separate program is going to be executed. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2006-0395.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6134- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gxh-58f6-h4hh No score
Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AppleDouble attachment containing an apparently-safe file type and script in a resource fork, which does not warn the user that a separate program is going to be executed. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2006-0395.
- Record
GHSA-9gxh-58f6-h4hh- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apple Mail.app - Image Attachment Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2011-03-05 |
| Exploit-DB | Apple Mac OSX 10.5.x - Mail Arbitrary Code Execution | 2007-11-20 |
| Metasploit | Mail.app Image Attachment Command Execution | 2006-03-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6165 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 29, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.