MEDIUM
Safari in WebKit in Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.4.2 directly accesses URLs within PDF files without the normal security checks, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via links in a PDF file
Published Aug 19, 2005
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.30%
Description
Safari in WebKit in Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.4.2 directly accesses URLs within PDF files without the normal security checks, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via links in a PDF file.
Affected products
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.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.30% 0.04297
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04297
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.30% (0.04297) | 90.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.30% (0.04297) | 89.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.86% (0.02862) | 85.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.99% (0.03992) | 80.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.68% (0.02683) | 84.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.81% (0.01811) | 88.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00872) | 82.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00734) | 80.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00621) | 78.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00696) | 79.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00708) | 79.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 1.95% (0.01954) | 87.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.01% (0.01014) | 81.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.93% (0.04935) | 89.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.93% (0.04935) | 88.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.93% (0.04935) | 74.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420316 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420316 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-229A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 19, 2005
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Aug 10, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2522
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a