CVE-2005-2516

N/A Unknown
Published: August 19, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/709220
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/709220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.1%
78th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

apple