CVE-2005-3863

N/A Unknown
Published: November 29, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in kkstrtext.h in ktools library 0.3 and earlier, as used in products such as (1) centericq, (2) orpheus, (3) motor, and (4) groan, allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter to the VGETSTRING macro.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17768
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18081
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20329
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20368
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20446
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21684
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200512-11.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-27.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1083
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1088
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/21161
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417906/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15600
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2605
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2062
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=8480/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23233
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17768
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18081
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20329
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20368
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20446
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21684
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200512-11.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-27.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1088
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/21161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417906/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15600
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2605
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2062
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=8480/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23233
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.3%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

ktools

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