Slackware: 2007-093-02: ktorrent Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/ktorrent-2.1.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz: Upgraded to ktorrent-2.1.3. A directory traversal vulnerability in torrent.cpp in versions < 2.1.2 may allow remote attackers to overwrite the ktorrent user's files. A bug in chunkcounter.cpp in versions < 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to crash ktorrent and cause heap corruption by the use of an invalid idx value. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1384 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1385 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 11.0:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 11.0 package:
1917c267334e4b90ab04c58b1f2ff338 ktorrent-2.1.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
Slackware -current package:
64c4d3bf516aebe96b6591ab75c2aeb9 ktorrent-2.1.3-i486-1.tgz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg ktorrent-2.1.3-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz