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RHEL 2.1 / 3 : kdelibs, kdebase (RHSA-2005:009)

high Nessus Plugin ID 16366

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated kdelib and kdebase packages that resolve several security issues are now available.

The kdelibs packages include libraries for the K Desktop Environment.
The kdebase packages include core applications for the K Desktop Environment.

Secunia Research discovered a window injection spoofing vulnerability affecting the Konqueror web browser. This issue could allow a malicious website to show arbitrary content in a different browser window. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2004-1158 to this issue.

A bug was discovered in the way kioslave handles URL-encoded newline (%0a) characters before the FTP command. It is possible that a specially crafted URL could be used to execute any ftp command on a remote server, or potentially send unsolicited email. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2004-1165 to this issue.

A bug was discovered that can crash KDE screensaver under certain local circumstances. This could allow an attacker with physical access to the workstation to take over a locked desktop session. Please note that this issue only affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-0078 to this issue.

All users of KDE are advised to upgrade to this updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:009

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-1158

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-1165

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-0078

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041213-1.txt

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050101-1.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16366

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-009.nasl

Version: 1.28

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/10/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

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:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdebase-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdelibs-sound, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdebase, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdelibs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdelibs-sound-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdelibs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:arts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1158, CVE-2004-1165, CVE-2005-0078

RHSA: 2005:009