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GLSA-200404-02 : KDE Personal Information Management Suite Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 14467

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200404-02 (KDE Personal Information Management Suite Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability)

 A buffer overflow may occur in KDE-PIM's VCF file reader when a maliciously crafted VCF file is opened by a user on a vulnerable system.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker may unauthorized access to a user's personal data or execute commands with the user's privileges.
 Workaround :

 A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Solution

KDE users should upgrade to version 3.1.5 or later:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=kde-base/kde-3.1.5' # emerge '>=kde-base/kde-3.1.5'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200404-02

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14467

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200404-02.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:kde, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0988

GLSA: 200404-02