CVE-2005-2501

Severity

76%

Complexity

49%

Confidentiality

165%

Buffer overflow in AppKit for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Rich Text Format (RTF) file.

Buffer overflow in AppKit for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Rich Text Format (RTF) file.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.6. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Apple Mac OS X

First reported 19 years ago

2005-08-19 04:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-05 20:51:00

Affected Software

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9

10.3.9

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2

10.4.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9

10.3.9

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2

10.4.2

References

APPLE-SA-2005-08-17

Patch

APPLE-SA-2005-08-15

Patch

1014695

VU#435188

Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

TA05-229A

Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

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