CVE-2005-2757

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in CoreFoundation in Mac OS X and OS X Server 10.4 through 10.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors involving "validation of URLs."

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.09% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17813	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015285	vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/21271	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23329	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647	vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2757?: CVE-2005-2757 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2757?: To fix CVE-2005-2757, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2757 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2757 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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