CVE-2005-2516 describes a vulnerability in Apple Safari on Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2, where rendering specially crafted Rich Text Format (RTF) files allows direct URL access without security checks. This flaw enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it represents a high severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.