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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200902-05 |
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Severity: High |
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Title: KTorrent: Multiple vulnerabilitites |
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Date: February 23, 2009 |
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Bugs: #244741 |
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ID: 200902-05 |
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Synopsis |
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Two vulnerabilities in the web interface plugin in KTorrent allow for |
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remote execution of code and arbitrary torrent uploads. |
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Background |
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KTorrent is a BitTorrent program for KDE. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-p2p/ktorrent < 2.2.8 >= 2.2.8 |
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Description |
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The web interface plugin does not restrict access to the torrent upload |
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functionality (CVE-2008-5905) and does not sanitize request parameters |
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properly (CVE-2008-5906) . |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could send specially crafted parameters to the web |
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interface that would allow for arbitrary torrent uploads and remote |
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code execution with the privileges of the KTorrent process. |
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Workaround |
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Disabling the web interface plugin will prevent exploitation of both |
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issues. Click "Plugins" in the configuration menu and uncheck the |
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checkbox left of "WebInterface", then apply the changes. |
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Resolution |
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All KTorrent users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/ktorrent-2.2.8" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-5905 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5905 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2008-5906 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5906 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-05.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |