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CentOS 4 / 5 : kdelibs (CESA-2007:0909)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 26974
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated kdelibs packages that resolve several security flaws are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The kdelibs package provides libraries for the K Desktop Environment (KDE).
Two cross-site-scripting flaws were found in the way Konqueror processes certain HTML content. This could result in a malicious attacker presenting misleading content to an unsuspecting user.
(CVE-2007-0242, CVE-2007-0537)
A flaw was found in KDE JavaScript implementation. A web page containing malicious JavaScript code could cause Konqueror to crash.
(CVE-2007-1308)
A flaw was found in the way Konqueror handled certain FTP PASV commands. A malicious FTP server could use this flaw to perform a rudimentary port-scan of machines behind a user's firewall.
(CVE-2007-1564)
Two Konqueror address spoofing flaws have been discovered. It was possible for a malicious website to cause the Konqueror address bar to display information which could trick a user into believing they are at a different website than they actually are. (CVE-2007-3820, CVE-2007-4224)
Users of KDE should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected kdelibs packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?4576e16d
http://www.nessus.org/u?daa3b324
http://www.nessus.org/u?9fce9c47
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 26974
File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-0909.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 10/12/2007
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kdelibs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kdelibs-apidocs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kdelibs-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-0242, CVE-2007-0537, CVE-2007-1308, CVE-2007-1564, CVE-2007-3820, CVE-2007-4224