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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in KDE 3.1.0/3.1.1/3.1.2/3.1.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component VCF Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 01/14/2003. The weakness was published 02/17/2004 with KDE Team as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0988. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 399 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13708 (Fedora Core 1 : kdepim-3.1.4-2 (2004-133)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14833) and Tenable (13708).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 13708
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 1 : kdepim-3.1.4-2 (2004-133)
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OpenVAS ID: 53949
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-014-01 kdepim security update
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Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgOrganization: KDE Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-0988 (🔍)
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X-Force: 14833
Vulnerability Center: 8644 - Buffer Overflow in KDE Personal Information Management for KDE 3.1.0 - 3.1.4 via VCF File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 9419 - KDE Personal Information Management Suite VCF File Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 3472 - RHSA-2004-005-02 - Updated kdepim packages resolve security vulnerability
Entry
Created: 10/15/2014 13:59Updated: 06/07/2019 10:00
Changes: 10/15/2014 13:59 (74), 06/07/2019 10:00 (5)
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