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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-0988 · published 17 February 2004

CVE-2003-0988: Kde vulnerability

Kde · Kde

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 2.0 High EPSS 6.2% · top 6.8%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
6.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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/820798 US Government Resource
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040114-1.txt PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:003
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-005.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-006.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9419 PatchVendor 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/820798 US Government Resource
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040114-1.txt PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:003
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-005.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-006.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9419 PatchVendor 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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-0988), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.