CVE-2005-2594

Apple Safari 1.3 (132) - Denial of Service via JavaScript Handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-2594. PoCs published by Patrick Webster.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a browser crash in Apple Safari by causing an invalid memory access exception through repeated JavaScript operations. The PoC uses a recursive setTimeout function to continuously write the current seconds to the document, leading to a DoS condition.

Description

Apple Safari 1.3 (132) on Mac OS X 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain Javascript, possibly involving a function that defines a handler for itself within the function body.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Patrick Webster · htmldososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26128

This exploit triggers a browser crash in Apple Safari by causing an invalid memory access exception through repeated JavaScript operations. The PoC uses a recursive setTimeout function to continuously write the current seconds to the document, leading to a DoS condition.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apple Safari 1.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/407702
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14528

Scores

EPSS 0.0310
EPSS Percentile 86.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
apple/safari 1.3
Published Aug 17, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026