CVE-2005-2448

Multiple "endianness errors" in libgadu in ekg before 1.6rc2 allow remote attackers to cause a...

5.0 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.31%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record: CVE-2005-2448
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2005-2448
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-2449 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2005-2449
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7wqw-x4hm-9mw6 No score

Multiple "endianness errors" in libgadu in ekg before 1.6rc2 allow remote attackers to cause a...

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.

Record: GHSA-7wqw-x4hm-9mw6
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ekg` Debian:3.1 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.5+20050411-7, plus listed versions 1:1.5+20050411-31:1.5+20050411-41:1.5+20050411-51:1.5+20050411-6	1:1.5+20050411-7
`ekg` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.7~rc2-1etch1, plus listed versions 1:1.7~rc2-1	1:1.7~rc2-1etch1
`centericq` Debian:3.1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 4.20.0-1sarge2, plus listed versions 4.20.0-14.20.0-1sarge1	4.20.0-1sarge2
`centericq` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 4.20.0-8etch1	4.20.0-8etch1
`ekg` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.5+20050808+1.6rc3-0etch1	1:1.5+20050808+1.6rc3-0etch1
`kdenetwork` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork-nowlistening` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kdenetwork-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork-nowlistening` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork-nowlistening` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3
`kdenetwork-nowlistening` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 7:3.3.1-2.3	7:3.3.1-2.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-2448 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ekg, published August 3, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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