Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.3.9, 10.4.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server — versions 10.3.9, 10.4.2
References
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/172948 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)