CVE-2005-1852 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via integer overflows in the libgadu library used by various instant messaging clients.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-1852?
CVE-2005-1852 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kde Kde, published on 26 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1852?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Centericq Centericq, Ekg Ekg, Kadu Kadu, Kde Kde.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1852?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2005-1852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Kde Kde
Sources
Also known as DSA-767-1, GHSA-83jq-pfpr-f4x2.