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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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-1852 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from ekg, from kde, from centericq and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2005-07-26T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ekg	ekg	1.0	Yes
Application	ekg	ekg	1.0_rc2	Yes
Application	ekg	ekg	1.0_rc3	Yes
Application	ekg	ekg	1.1	Yes
Application	ekg	ekg	1.1_rc1	Yes
Application	ekg	ekg	1.1_rc2	Yes
Application	ekg	ekg	1.3	Yes
Application	ekg	ekg	1.4	Yes
Application	ekg	ekg	1.5	Yes
Application	ekg	ekg	1.5_rc1	Yes
Application	ekg	ekg	1.5_rc2	Yes
Operating System	kde	kde	3.2.3	Yes
Operating System	kde	kde	3.3	Yes
Operating System	kde	kde	3.3.1	Yes
Operating System	kde	kde	3.3.2	Yes
Operating System	kde	kde	3.4	Yes
Operating System	kde	kde	3.4.0	Yes
Operating System	kde	kde	3.4.1	Yes
Application	centericq	centericq	*	Yes
Application	kadu	kadu	*	Yes

References

http://lwn.net/Articles/144724/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/16140 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/16155 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/16211 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/16242 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-23.xml Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-26.xml ([email protected])
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050721-1.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-639.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14345 Patch ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9532 ([email protected])
http://lwn.net/Articles/144724/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/16140 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/16155 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/16211 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/16242 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-23.xml Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-26.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050721-1.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-639.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14345 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9532 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ekg's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.