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Vulnerability · CVE-2005-3897

Apple Safari 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system slowdown) via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function.

Published Nov 29, 2005 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2005-3897. EPSS is 1.31%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.31%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe apple/safari

Apple Safari 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system slowdown) via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe apple/safari2.0.2

How to fix CVE-2005-3897

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-2005-3897. EPSS is 1.31%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 2.0.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.31%. 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. Nov 29, 2005 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    Apple Safari 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system slowdown) via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Apple Safari 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system slowdown) via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2005-3897

    Apple Safari 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system slowdown) via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2005-3897

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2005-3897

    30-day exploitation probability 1.31%

    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.