CVE-2005-1852

Name: CVE-2005-1852
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2005-07-26T04:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 4.70%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-1852 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 4.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

4.70%

90.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ekg	Ekg	1.0
Ekg	Ekg	1.0_rc2
Ekg	Ekg	1.0_rc3
Ekg	Ekg	1.1
Ekg	Ekg	1.1_rc1
Ekg	Ekg	1.1_rc2
Ekg	Ekg	1.3
Ekg	Ekg	1.4
Ekg	Ekg	1.5
Ekg	Ekg	1.5_rc1
Ekg	Ekg	1.5_rc2
Kde	Kde	3.2.3
Kde	Kde	3.3
Kde	Kde	3.3.1
Kde	Kde	3.3.2
Kde	Kde	3.4
Kde	Kde	3.4.0
Kde	Kde	3.4.1
Centericq	Centericq	All versions
Kadu	Kadu	All versions

References

http://lwn.net/Articles/144724/Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16140Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16155Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16211Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16242Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-23.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-26.xml
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050721-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
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/14345Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9532
http://lwn.net/Articles/144724/Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16140Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16155Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16211Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16242Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-23.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-26.xml
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050721-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
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/14345Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9532

Timeline

Published: Jul 26, 2005
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2005-1852?

How severe is CVE-2005-1852?

Severity scoring for CVE-2005-1852 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 4.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1852?

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Source: NVD / NIST