CVE-2005-1342 describes a vulnerability in Apple Terminal 1.4.4 on Mac OS X 10.3.9, where the x-man-page: URI handler fails to properly sanitize terminal escape sequences. This oversight allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity. It is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:terminal:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.