CVE-2005-1408

Exp

Apple Keynote 2.0 and 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the keynote: URI handler in a crafted Keynote presentation.

Published: 2005-05-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1408 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.54%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-1408

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1408

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.48% 1.54% +1.06%
2 2025-03-17 0.94% 0.48% -0.46%
3 2024-12-17 0.94%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1408

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1408

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1408

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple keynote 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:keynote:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple keynote 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:keynote:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1408

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