Debian DSA-296-1 : kdebase - insecure execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 15133

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The KDE team discovered a vulnerability in the way KDE uses Ghostscript software for processing of PostScript (PS) and PDF files.
An attacker could provide a malicious PostScript or PDF file via mail or websites that could lead to executing arbitrary commands under the privileges of the user viewing the file or when the browser generates a directory listing with thumbnails.

Solution

Upgrade the kdebase and associated packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.2-14.4 of kdebase and associated packages.

The old stable distribution (potato) is not affected since it does not contain KDE.

For the unofficial backport of KDE 3.1.1 to woody by Ralf Nolden on download.kde.org, this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.1-0woody3 of kdebase. Using the normal backport line for apt-get you will get the update :

deb http://download.kde.org/stable/latest/Debian stable main

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15133

File Name: debian_DSA-296.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kdebase

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0204

BID: 7318

DSA: 296

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