VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2502
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.
MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 3.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.34% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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/172948US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.htmlUS Government Resource
- 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/172948US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.htmlUS Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.