CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4504

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the khtml::RenderTableSection::ensureRows function in KHTMLParser in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3 and earlier, used by Safari and TextEdit, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via HTML files with a large ROWSPAN attribute in a TD tag.

Risk Assessment

The organization is exposed to DoS attacks that can disrupt Safari or TextEdit, leading to productivity loss and potential data corruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Apple Mac OS X to a version later than 10.4.3, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The khtml::RenderTableSection::ensureRows function in KHTMLParser in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3 and earlier, as used by Safari and TextEdit, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via HTML files with a large ROWSPAN attribute in a TD tag.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS