CVE-2005-1852
CVE-2005-1852 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ekg with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-189.
Key facts
- Severity: High (CVSS 2.0 base score 7.5)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 5% (91st percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-189
- Affected product: Ekg
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-1852?
- 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.
- How severe is CVE-2005-1852?
- CVE-2005-1852 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated high severity.
- Is CVE-2005-1852 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 5% (91st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2005-1852?
- CVE-2005-1852 primarily affects Ekg. In total, 20 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2005-1852?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2005-1852 published?
- CVE-2005-1852 was published on 2005-07-26 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://lwn.net/Articles/144724/
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16140
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16155
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16211
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16242
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-23.xml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-26.xml
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050721-1.txt
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-639.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14345
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9532
Affected products (20)
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kadu:kadu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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