Matthias Ettrich KDE up to 3.4.0 kdelibs PCX Image memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Matthias Ettrich KDE up to 3.4.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component kdelibs. The manipulation as part of PCX Image leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1046. The attack can be initiated remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to replace the affected component with an alternative. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Matthias Ettrich KDE up to 3.4.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component kdelibs. The manipulation as part of a PCX Image leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the kimgio library for KDE 3.4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PCX image file.

The bug was discovered 04/12/2005. The weakness was disclosed 04/12/2005 by Bruno Rohee (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.kde.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1046 since 04/12/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at bugs.kde.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18279 (RHEL 4 : kdelibs (RHSA-2005:393)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115744 (Sun Solaris 10 GIMP Plugins Security Vulnerability (1000995.1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at kde.org. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22631), Tenable (18279), SecurityFocus (BID 13096†), OSVDB (15478†) and Secunia (SA28114†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 18279
Nessus Name: RHEL 4 : kdelibs (RHSA-2005:393)
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OpenVAS ID: 53542
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 714-1 (kdelibs)
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Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: kde.org

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.kde.org
Researcher: Bruno Rohee
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1046 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1046
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1347

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X-Force: 22631
SecurityFocus: 13096 - KDE PCX Image File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28114 - Sun Solaris Gimp Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15478 - KDE kdelibs kimgio Component PCX Image Processing Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 7655 - Buffer Overflow in KDE <= 3.4 via kimgio Library, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4241

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 04/13/2005 11:42 AM
Updated: 06/08/2025 08:41 PM
Changes: 04/13/2005 11:42 AM (94), 07/02/2019 10:27 AM (1), 06/08/2025 08:41 PM (25)
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