Fedora: 2: kdelibs Insufficient input sanitation
Summary
Libraries for the K Desktop Environment:
KDE Libraries included: kdecore (KDE core library), kdeui (user interface),
kfm (file manager), khtmlw (HTML widget), kio (Input/Output, networking),
kspell (spelling checker), jscript (javascript), kab (addressbook),
kimgio (image manipulation).
Update Information:
iDEFENSE identified a vulnerability in the Opera Web Browser that could
allow remote attackers to create or truncate arbitrary files. The KDE team
has found that a similar vulnerability exists in KDE.
A flaw in the telnet URL handler can allow options to be passed to the
telnet program which can be used to allow file creation or overwriting.
An attacker could create a carefully crafted link such that when opened by
a victim it creates or overwrites a file in the victims home directory. The
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned
the name CAN-2004-0411 to this issue.
* Sun May 16 2004 Than Ngo <than@redhat.com> 6:3.2.2-6
- vulnerability in the mailto handler, CAN-2004-0411
* Fri May 14 2004 Than Ngo <than@redhat.com> 3.2.2-5
- KDE Telnet URI Handler File Vulnerability , CAN-2004-0411
This update can be downloaded from:
b271936a42f0370877996f52b25d7304 SRPMS/kdelibs-3.2.2-6.src.rpm 1f002c97bebde36e11f8ebaa8dd49ceb i386/kdelibs-3.2.2-6.i3...
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References
Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-122 2004-05-19 Name : kdelibs Version : 3.2.2 Release : 6 Summary : K Desktop Environment - Libraries Description : Libraries for the K Desktop Environment: KDE Libraries included: kdecore (KDE core library), kdeui (user interface), kfm (file manager), khtmlw (HTML widget), kio (Input/Output, networking), kspell (spelling checker), jscript (javascript), kab (addressbook), kimgio (image manipulation).
Update Instructions
