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TI-2003-00894 Aliases CVE-2003-0988GHSA-vg4x-263q-q646

Buffer overflow in the VCF file information reader for KDE Personal Information…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the VCF file information reader for KDE Personal Information Management (kdepim) suite in KDE 3.1.0 through 3.1.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a VCF file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06151 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2004:005 Released 2004-01-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    kdepim security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kdepim-6:3.1.3-3.3, kdepim-6:3.1.3-3.3.i386, kdepim-devel-6:3.1.3-3.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kdepim-6:3.1.3-3.3, kdepim-6:3.1.3-3.3.i386, kdepim-6:3.1.3-3.3.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kdepim-6:3.1.3-3.3, kdepim-6:3.1.3-3.3.i386, kdepim-6:3.1.3-3.3.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kdepim-6:3.1.3-3.3, kdepim-6:3.1.3-3.3.i386, kdepim-6:3.1.3-3.3.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2004:006 Released 2004-01-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated kdepim packages resolve security vulnerability
    • Red Hat Linux 9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:005
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:005
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:005
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:005
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2004:006

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0988
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vg4x-263q-q646

References

Patch 2

Advisory 5

Other 3

  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-03853 Type confusion in KDE Konqueror CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-00011 Multiple vulnerabilities in fliccd, when installed setuid root as part of the kdeedu… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-01022 Buffer overflow in the Gfx::doImage function in Gfx.cc for xpdf 3.00, and other products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-01602 Heap-based buffer overflow in the progressive PNG Image loader (decoders/pngloader.cpp)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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