CVE-2005-2501

HighCVSS 7.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in AppKit for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Rich Text Format (RTF) file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.6/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 19, 2005
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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