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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200304-05 |
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PACKAGE : kde-2.x |
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SUMMARY : aribitrary code execution |
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DATE : 2003-04-11 08:43 UTC |
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EXPLOIT : remote |
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VERSIONS AFFECTED : <kdebase-2.2.2-r5, <kdelibs-2.2.2a-r1 |
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<kdegraphics-2.2.2-r2 |
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FIXED VERSION : >=kdebase-2.2.2-r5, >=kdelibs-2.2.2a-r1 |
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>=kdegraphics-2.2.2-r2 |
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CVE : |
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- From advisory: |
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"KDE uses Ghostscript software for processing of PostScript (PS) |
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and PDF files in a way that allows for the execution of arbitrary |
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commands that can be contained in such files. |
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An attacker can prepare a malicious PostScript or PDF file which will |
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provide the attacker with access to the victim's account and privileges |
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when the victim opens this malicious file for viewing or when the |
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victim browses a directory containing such malicious file and has |
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file previews enabled. |
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An attacker can provide malicious files remotely to a victim in an |
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e-mail, as part of a webpage, via an ftp server and possible other |
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means." |
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Read the full advisory at: |
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http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030409-1.txt |
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SOLUTION |
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It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running |
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kde-base/kde upgrade to fixed packages as follows: |
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emerge sync |
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emerge \=kde-base/kdebase-2.2.2-r5 |
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emerge \=kde-base/kdelibs-2.2.2a-r1 |
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emerge \=kde-base/kdegraphics-2.2.2-r2 |
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emerge clean |
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aliz@g.o - GnuPG key is available at http://cvs.gentoo.org/~aliz |
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kde@g.o |
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