HIGH
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
Published Oct 20, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.41%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3_beta1
- 1.3_beta2
- 1.3_beta3
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.41% 0.06414
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06414
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.41% (0.06414) | 93.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.41% (0.06414) | 92.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.02% (0.07019) | 90.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 22.08% (0.22084) | 96.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 26, 2024 | 13.52% (0.13523) | 95.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.79% (0.16792) | 95.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-005.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17145/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17171 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17190 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17212 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17332 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17480 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17486 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015035 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.388487 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-872 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-12.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051011-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-October/msg00042.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15060 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22562 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/202-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 20, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 19, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2971
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a