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TI-2005-01757 Aliases CVE-2005-1852GHSA-83jq-pfpr-f4x2

Multiple integer overflows in libgadu, as used in Kopete in KDE 3.2.3 to 3.4.1, ekg…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in libgadu, as used in Kopete in KDE 3.2.3 to 3.4.1, ekg before 1.6rc3, GNU Gadu, CenterICQ, Kadu, and other packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an incoming message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04703 91st 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 · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0_rc2Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0_rc3Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1_rc1Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1_rc2Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5_rc1Vulnerableekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0_rc2 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0_rc3 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1_rc1 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1_rc2 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5_rc1 Vulnerable ·ekg
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5_rc2Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableCentericq
cpe:2.3:a:kadu:kadu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableKadu
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5_rc2 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Centericq
  • cpe:2.3:a:kadu:kadu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Kadu

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:639 Released 2005-07-22 · Red Hat rating Critical
    kdenetwork security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kdenetwork-7:3.3.1-2.3, kdenetwork-7:3.3.1-2.3.i386, kdenetwork-7:3.3.1-2.3.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kdenetwork-7:3.3.1-2.3, kdenetwork-7:3.3.1-2.3.i386, kdenetwork-devel-7:3.3.1-2.3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kdenetwork-7:3.3.1-2.3, kdenetwork-7:3.3.1-2.3.i386, kdenetwork-7:3.3.1-2.3.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kdenetwork-7:3.3.1-2.3, kdenetwork-7:3.3.1-2.3.i386, kdenetwork-7:3.3.1-2.3.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:639
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:639
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:639
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:639

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1852
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83jq-pfpr-f4x2

References

Patch 3

Advisory 3

Other 2

Sources

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