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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-13 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: kdebase, kdelibs: Multiple security issues |
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Date: August 12, 2004 |
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Bugs: #60068 |
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ID: 200408-13 |
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Synopsis |
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KDE contains three security issues that can allow an attacker to |
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compromise system accounts, cause a Denial of Service, or spoof |
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websites via frame injection. |
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Background |
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KDE is a powerful Free Software graphical desktop environment for Linux |
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and Unix-like Operating Systems. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 kde-base/kdebase < 3.2.3-r1 >= 3.2.3-r1 |
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2 kde-base/kdelibs < 3.2.3-r1 >= 3.2.3-r1 |
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. |
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Description |
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KDE contains three security issues: |
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* Insecure handling of temporary files when running KDE applications |
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outside of the KDE environment |
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* DCOPServer creates temporary files in an insecure manner |
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* The Konqueror browser allows websites to load webpages into a |
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target frame of any other open frame-based webpage |
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Impact |
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An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to create or overwrite |
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files with the permissions of another user, compromise the account of |
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users running a KDE application and insert arbitrary frames into an |
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otherwise trusted webpage. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to |
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upgrade to the latest available version of kdebase. |
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Resolution |
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All KDE users should upgrade to the latest versions of kdelibs and |
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kdebase: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=kde-base/kdebase-3.2.3-r1" |
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# emerge ">=kde-base/kdebase-3.2.3-r1" |
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# emerge -pv ">=kde-base/kdelibs-3.2.3-r1" |
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# emerge ">=kde-base/kdelibs-3.2.3-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] KDE Advisory: Temporary Directory Vulnerability |
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http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-1.txt |
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[ 2 ] KDE Advisory: DCOPServer Temporary Filename Vulnerability |
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http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-2.txt |
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[ 3 ] KDE Advisory: Konqueror Frame Injection Vulnerability |
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http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-3.txt |
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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-200408-13.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 2004 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/1.0 |
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