CVE-2003-0988

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.32% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory mandrakesoft.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kde.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A865	vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107412130407906&w=2	mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-02.xml	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A858	vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14833	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-005.html	patch vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000810	vendor advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:003	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820798	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040114-1.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-006.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9419	vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0988?: CVE-2003-0988 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0988?: To fix CVE-2003-0988, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0988 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0988 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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