CVE-2005-2516

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Published Aug 19, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Safari in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2, when rendering Rich Text Format (RTF) files, can directly access URLs without performing the normal security checks, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x: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-2005-2517	Safari in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2, when rendering Rich Text Format (RTF) files, can directly access URLs without performing the normal security checks, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.8% (4.767% 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://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/709220
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Safari

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:36 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 19, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:36 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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