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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200405-11.xml b/glsa-200405-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3282ad9c --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200405-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200405-11"> + <title>KDE URI Handler Vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Vulnerabilities in KDE URI handlers makes your system vulnerable to various + attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">kdelibs</product> + <announced>May 19, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 19, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>51276</bug> + <access>remote </access> + <affected> + <package name="kde-base/kdelibs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.2.2-r1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="eq">3.1.5-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">3.2.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The K Desktop Environment (KDE) is a powerful Free Software graphical + desktop environment. KDE makes use of URI handlers to trigger various + programs when specific URLs are received. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The telnet, rlogin, ssh and mailto URI handlers in KDE do not check for '-' + at the beginning of the hostname passed. By crafting a malicious URI and + entice an user to click on it, it is possible to pass an option to the + programs started by the handlers (typically telnet, kmail...). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + If the attacker controls the options passed to the URI handling programs, + it becomes possible for example to overwrite arbitrary files (possibly + leading to denial of service), to open kmail on an attacker-controlled + remote display or with an alternate configuration file (possibly leading to + control of the user account). + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade + to a corrected version of kdelibs. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + Users of KDE 3.1 should upgrade to the corrected version of kdelibs: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv "=kde-base/kdelibs-3.1.5-r1" + # emerge "=kde-base/kdelibs-3.1.5-r1"</code> + <p> + Users of KDE 3.2 should upgrade to the latest available version of kdelibs: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=kde-base/kdelibs-3.2.2-r1" + # emerge ">=kde-base/kdelibs-3.2.2-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0411">CAN-2004-0411</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |