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Vulnerability · CVE-2005-2516

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…

Published Aug 19, 2005 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple mac os x

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2005-2516. EPSS is 4.77%. Act only if a listed version of Apple mac os x is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.77%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apple/mac os x · cpe apple/safari

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/mac os x10.3.9
  • cpe apple/mac os x10.4.2
  • cpe apple/safariversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2005-2516

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2005-2516. EPSS is 4.77%. Act only if a listed version of Apple mac os x is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/mac os x 10.3.9; apple/mac os x 10.4.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 4.77%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 19, 2005 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2005-2516

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2005-2516

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2005-2516

    30-day exploitation probability 4.77%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.