CVE-2005-1723
LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x up to 10.4.1 does not properly mark file extensions and MIME types as unsafe if an Apple Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) is not created when the type is added to the database of unsafe types, which could allow…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x up to 10.4.1 does not properly mark file extensions and MIME types as unsafe if an Apple Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) is not created when the type is added to the database of unsafe types, which could allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.09% probability · 65th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.