PT-2005-3400 · Apple · Appkit

Published 2005-08-19 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2501

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AppKit versions 10.3.9 through 10.4.2

Description The issue allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Rich Text Format (RTF) file. This is due to a buffer overflow in AppKit.

Recommendations For versions 10.3.9 through 10.4.2, consider avoiding the use of Rich Text Format (RTF) files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of RTF files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2501

Affected Products

Appkit

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2501 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/435188 · Patch
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html · Patch
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014695 · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory