VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0988
Buffer overflow in the VCF file information reader for KDE Personal Information Management (kdepim) suite in KDE 3.1.0 through 3.1.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a VCF file.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.15%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the VCF file information reader for KDE Personal Information Management (kdepim) suite in KDE 3.1.0 through 3.1.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a VCF file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.15% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- kde/kde
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000810
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107412130407906&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-02.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820798US Government Resource
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040114-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:003
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-005.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-006.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9419Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14833
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A858
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A865
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000810
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107412130407906&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-02.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820798US Government Resource
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040114-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:003
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-005.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-006.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9419Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14833
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A858
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A865
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.