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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…
Medium5.1EPSS 3.3%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 1014695 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- VU#172948 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- TA05-229A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2005-08-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2005-08-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .