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CVE-2005-4504

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…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
AppleSafari
Versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3
AppleTextedit
through 1.4
AppleMac Os X
Versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4, 10.1
AppleMac Os X Server
Versions 10.0, 10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.1.4

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