CVE-2005-2502

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Published Aug 19, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in AppKit for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2, as used in applications such as TextEdit, allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Word file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2503	Buffer overflow in AppKit for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2, as used in applications such as TextEdit, allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Word file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.3% (3.343% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014695
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/172948
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 19, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:30 PM
Reserved: Aug 10, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 19, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

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