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 attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Word file.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.1 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2005-08-19

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Mac Os X (Apple)
• Mac Os X Server (Apple)

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014695
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/172948
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html