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GLSA-200601-11 : KDE kjs: URI heap overflow vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 20798

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-200601-11 (KDE kjs: URI heap overflow vulnerability)

 Maksim Orlovich discovered an incorrect bounds check in kjs when handling URIs.
 Impact :

 By enticing a user to load a specially crafted webpage containing malicious JavaScript, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running kjs.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All kdelibs users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdelibs-3.4.3-r1

See Also

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060119-1.txt

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200601-11

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20798

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200601-11.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 1/23/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

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:kdelibs, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0019

GLSA: 200601-11