VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2516
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.77%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.77% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/safari · apple/mac os x
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/709220Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/709220Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.