CVE-2005-2501
Buffer overflow in AppKit for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows external user-assisted attackers...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-2501- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-2501- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2502 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2502- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c49c-q453-r9q9 No score
Buffer overflow in AppKit for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows external user-assisted attackers...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c49c-q453-r9q9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2501 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Apple Mac Os X, published August 19, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.21%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1014695
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/435188
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2501
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c49c-q453-r9q9