7.5
HIGH
CVE-2005-2971
KOffice KWord RTF Importer Heap Overflow
Description

Heap-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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 20, 2005, 10:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, midnight

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2971 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kde koffice
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-2971.

URL Resource
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-005.txt Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17145/ Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17171
http://secunia.com/advisories/17190
http://secunia.com/advisories/17212
http://secunia.com/advisories/17332
http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
http://secunia.com/advisories/17486
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015035
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.388487
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-872
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-12.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051011-1.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-October/msg00042.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15060 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22562
https://usn.ubuntu.com/202-1/
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-005.txt Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17145/ Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17171
http://secunia.com/advisories/17190
http://secunia.com/advisories/17212
http://secunia.com/advisories/17332
http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
http://secunia.com/advisories/17486
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015035
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.388487
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-872
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-12.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051011-1.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-October/msg00042.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15060 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22562
https://usn.ubuntu.com/202-1/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2971 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2971 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-005.txt
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17145/
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17171
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17190
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17212
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17332
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17486
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015035
    Added Reference http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.388487
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-872
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-12.xml
    Added Reference http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051011-1.txt
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-October/msg00042.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15060
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22562
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/202-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-202-1 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/202-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/22562 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22562 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2971 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2971 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

22.08 }} 8.56%

score

0.96483

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability