Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-2522 (CCN-21904)

Assigned:2005-08-16
Published:2005-08-16
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.1 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2522

Source: CCN
Type: AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 302163
About Security Update 2005-007

Source: APPLE
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2005-08-17

Source: APPLE
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2005-08-15

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#420316
Apple Mac OS X Safari vulnerable to arbitrary command execution via URLs in PDF files

Source: CERT-VN
Type: Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
VU#420316

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 18792
Apple WebKit Safari Crafted PDF Arbitrary Command Execution

Source: CERT
Type: Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
TA05-229A

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macos-safari-pdf-command-execution(21904)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple safari *
    apple mac os x 10.4
    apple mac os x 10.4.1
    apple mac os x 10.4.2
    apple mac os x server 10.4.2
    apple mac os x 10.4.2