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CVE-2005-2971

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2971 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the KWord RTF importer, affecting KOffice versions 1.2.0 through 1.4.1. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted RTF file. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0641 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

scary.beasts.org / security/CESA-2005-005.txt
ExploitVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17145
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17171
secunia.com / advisories/17190
secunia.com / advisories/17212
secunia.com / advisories/17332
secunia.com / advisories/17480
secunia.com / advisories/17486
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/22562
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
usn.ubuntu.com / 202-1
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-872
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-12.xml
PatchVendor Advisory
kde.org / info/security/advisory-20051011-1.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-October/msg00042.html
securityfocus.com / bid/15060
Patch