CVE-2005-2971

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2971
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-20 10:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the KWord RTF importer for KOffice 1.2.0 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kde Koffice 1.2 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.2.1 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.3 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.3.1 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.3.2 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.3.3 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.3.4 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.3.5 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.3_beta1 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.3_beta2 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.3_beta3 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.4 All All All
Application Kde Koffice 1.4.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for koffice/kword af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
USN-202-1: KOffice vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
KDE KOffice KWord RTF Import Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Secunia - Advisories - SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- KOffice, KWord: RTF import buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-872-1 koffice af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051011-1.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kde.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for koffice af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-005.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 scary.beasts.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - KDE KWord Buffer Overflow in Importing RTF Files May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Secunia - Advisories - KOffice KWord RTF Importer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for koffice-libs/kword af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 3 Update: koffice-1.4.2-0.FC3.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - Slackware update for koffice af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for koffice af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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