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TI-2005-02803 Aliases CVE-2005-2971GHSA-3vqc-jwrr-3r9x

Heap-based buffer overflow in the KWord RTF importer for KOffice 1.2.0 through 1.4.1…

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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06414 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.4VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.5VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3_beta1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3_beta2VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.4 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.5 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3_beta1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3_beta2 Vulnerable ·KDE
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3_beta3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3_beta3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2971
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3vqc-jwrr-3r9x

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 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-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-03421 Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-02983 Heap-based buffer overflow in the read function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-00173 The patch for integer overflow vulnerabilities in Xpdf 2.0 and 3.0 (CVE-2004-0888) is… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-05884 Integer overflow in the KPresenter import filter for Microsoft PowerPoint files… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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