Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-4504
CVE-2005-4504
Description
The khtml::RenderTableSection::ensureRows function in KHTMLParser in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3 and earlier, as used by Safari and TextEdit, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via HTML files with a large ROWSPAN attribute in a TD tag.
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Affected products
76cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 34 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=10.4.3
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 29 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
13- security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x22-advisory.txtnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16045nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/18220nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/351217nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- docs.info.apple.com/jarticle.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19064nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3058nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23819nvd
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