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diff --git a/glsa-200412-16.xml b/glsa-200412-16.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ce5a697e --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200412-16.xml @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200412-16"> + <title>kdelibs, kdebase: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + kdelibs and kdebase contain a flaw allowing password disclosure when + creating a link to a remote file. Furthermore Konqueror is vulnerable to + window injection. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">KDE</product> + <announced>December 19, 2004</announced> + <revised>December 19, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>72804</bug> + <bug>73869</bug> + <access>remote and local</access> + <affected> + <package name="kde-base/kdelibs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">3.2.3-r4</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">3.3.1-r2</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">3.3.2-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.3.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="kde-base/kdebase" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">3.2.3-r3</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">3.3.1-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.3.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and + Unix-like Operating Systems. The KDE core libraries (kdebase and + kdelibs) provide native support for many protocols. Konqueror is the + KDE web browser and filemanager. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Daniel Fabian discovered that the KDE core libraries contain a + flaw allowing password disclosure by making a link to a remote file. + When creating this link, the resulting URL contains authentication + credentials used to access the remote file (CAN 2004-1171). + </p> + <p> + The Konqueror webbrowser allows websites to load webpages into a window + or tab currently used by another website (CAN-2004-1158). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A malicious user could have access to the authentication + credentials of other users depending on the file permissions. + </p> + <p> + A malicious website could use the window injection vulnerability to + load content in a window apparently belonging to another website. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All kdelibs users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdelibs-3.2.3-r4"</code> + <p> + All kdebase users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdebase-3.2.3-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041209-1.txt">KDE Security Advisory: plain text password exposure</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1171">CAN 2004-1171</uri> + <uri link="http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041213-1.txt">KDE Security Advisory: Konqueror Window Injection Vulnerability</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1158">CAN 2004-1158</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 9 Dec 2004 20:24:54 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:04:36 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |