OSX.Exploit.MetaData

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: May 31, 2006
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:55:59 PM
Also Known As:: Exploit.OSX.Safari.a [Kaspersk, OSX/Exploit-ZipShell [McAfee]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Macintosh, Macintosh OS X

OSX.Exploit.MetaData is a detection for the Apple Mac OS X Archive Metadata Command Execution Vulnerability (as described in Apple Security Updates 2006-001).

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version June 1, 2006
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version June 1, 2006
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date June 7, 2006

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Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Low
Number of Infections: 0 - 49
Number of Sites: 0 - 2
Geographical Distribution: Low
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Yana Liu

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