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CVE-2005-2971
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…
High7.5EPSS 6.4%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.4% · top 6.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (18)
- 17480 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1015035 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- SSA:2005-310-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-005.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2005:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 17171 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200510-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 17212 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17332 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-872 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2005-984 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 17486 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17190 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-202-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051011-1.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 17145 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 15060 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- koffice-kword-rtf-importer-bo(22562) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .