PT-2005-3415 · Apple · Safari

Published 2005-08-19 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2516

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue concerns Safari's handling of Rich Text Format (RTF) files, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by directly accessing URLs without normal security checks.

Recommendations For versions 10.3.9 through 10.4.2, consider disabling the rendering of RTF files in Safari until a patch is available. Restrict access to potentially malicious RTF files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2516

Affected Products

Safari

References · 5

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2516 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/709220 · Patch
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html · Patch