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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-2448 · published 3 August 2005

CVE-2005-2448: Ekg vulnerability

Ekg · Ekg

Multiple "endianness errors" in libgadu in ekg before 1.6rc2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid behavior in applications) on big-endian systems.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% · top 17.3%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple "endianness errors" in libgadu in ekg before 1.6rc2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid behavior in applications) on big-endian systems.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16140
http://secunia.com/advisories/16155
http://secunia.com/advisories/16363
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-813
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14415
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24600
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11263
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16140
http://secunia.com/advisories/16155
http://secunia.com/advisories/16363
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-813
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14415
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24600
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11263

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-2448), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.