Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2007:031)

low Nessus Plugin ID 24644

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Konqueror 3.5.5 does not properly parse HTML comments in title tags, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and bypass some XSS protection schemes by embedding certain HTML tags within a comment, a related issue to CVE-2007-0478.

Updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 24644

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-031.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 2/18/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdelibs-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdelibs-devel-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64kdecore4, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64kdecore4-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libkdecore4, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libkdecore4-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/2/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0537

CWE: 79

MDKSA: 2007:031

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