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TI-2005-00984 Aliases CVE-2005-1046GHSA-m4qw-p9hj-gqw8

Buffer overflow in the kimgio library for KDE 3.4.0 allows remote attackers to execute…

Priority MEDIUM 41Published · 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 kimgio library for KDE 3.4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PCX image file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05427 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:393 Released 2005-05-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    kdelibs security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.10, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.10.i386, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.10.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.10, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.10.i386, kdelibs-devel-6:3.3.1-3.10 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.10, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.10.i386, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.10.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.10, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.10.i386, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.10.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:393

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1046
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4qw-p9hj-gqw8

References

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Other 5

  • 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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