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TI-2005-02316 Aliases CVE-2005-2448GHSA-7wqw-x4hm-9mw6

Multiple "endianness errors" in libgadu in ekg before 1.6rc2 allow remote attackers to…

Priority LOW 27Published · 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
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Multiple "endianness errors" in libgadu in ekg before 1.6rc2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid behavior in applications) on big-endian systems.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02309 83rd 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 · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1Vulnerableekg
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:1.6_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6_rc1Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:2005-04-11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2005-04-11Vulnerableekg
cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:2005-06-05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2005-06-05Vulnerableekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 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:1.6_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6_rc1 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:2005-04-11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005-04-11 Vulnerable ·ekg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:2005-06-05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005-06-05 Vulnerable ·ekg

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: Important. 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-2005-2448
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7wqw-x4hm-9mw6

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2005-01756 A certain contributed script for ekg Gadu Gadu client 1.5 and earlier allows attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-01755 Certain contributed scripts for ekg Gadu Gadu client 1.5 and earlier create temporary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-01757 Multiple integer overflows in libgadu, as used in Kopete in KDE 3.2.3 to 3.4.1, ekg… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-02241 Multiple integer signedness errors in libgadu, as used in ekg before 1.6rc2 and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-01605 Memory leak in the token OCR functionality in ekg before 1:1.7~rc2-1etch1 on Debian… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2007-01604 ekg before 1:1.7~rc2-1etch1 on Debian GNU/Linux Etch allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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