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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200404-02">
+ <title>KDE Personal Information Management Suite Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ KDE-PIM may be vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow attack that may allow
+ unauthorized access to an affected system.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">kde-base/kde</product>
+ <announced>2004-04-06</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2004-04-06</revised>
+ <bug>38256</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="kde-base/kde" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">3.1.5</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="le">3.1.4</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ KDE-PIM is an application suite designed to manage mail, addresses,
+ appointments, and contacts.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ A buffer overflow may occur in KDE-PIM's VCF file reader when a maliciously
+ crafted VCF file is opened by a user on a vulnerable system.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>
+ A remote attacker may unauthorized access to a user's personal data or
+ execute commands with the user's privileges.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised
+ to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ KDE users should upgrade to version 3.1.5 or later:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge sync
+
+ # emerge -pv "&gt;=kde-base/kde-3.1.5"
+ # emerge "&gt;=kde-base/kde-3.1.5"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0988">CAN-2003-0988</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="submitter">aescriva</metadata>
+</glsa>