CVE-2005-2502

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2502
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-08-19 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.9 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.4.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.9 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.4.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-229A -- Apple Mac Products are Affected by Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Apple AppKit Buffer Overflow in Processing RTF and Word Documents Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
APPLE-SA-2005-08-17 Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2005-08-15 Security Update 2005-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#172948 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
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