MEDIUM
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in CoreFoundation in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted Gregorian dates
Published Aug 19, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.29%
Description
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in CoreFoundation in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted Gregorian dates.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 10.3.9
- 10.4.2
- 10.3.9
- 10.4.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.29% 0.01293
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01293
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01293) | 69.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01293) | 66.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 57.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 66.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 67.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 63.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014697 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014697 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 19, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 10, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2506
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a