Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2516
CVE-2005-2516
Description
Safari in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2, when rendering Rich Text Format (RTF) files, can directly access URLs without performing the normal security checks, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
4- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/709220nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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