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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : kdebase, kdelibs vulnerabilities (USN-502-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 28106

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

It was discovered that Konqueror could be tricked into displaying incorrect URLs. Remote attackers could exploit this to increase their chances of tricking a user into visiting a phishing URL, which could lead to credential theft.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/502-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 28106

File Name: ubuntu_USN-502-1.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2007

Updated: 1/19/2021

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: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libkonq4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kate, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kpersonalizer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs4c2a, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kmenuedit, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksmserver, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:konqueror, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-doc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdeprint, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdesktop, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libkonq4-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs4-doc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kfind, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:konsole, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kpager, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:konqueror-nsplugins, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdepasswd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksysguardd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kwin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksysguard, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksplash, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-doc-html, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs4-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-kio-plugins, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:khelpcenter, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kicker, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ktip, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:klipper, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kappfinder, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kcontrol, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs-dbg

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3820, CVE-2007-4224, CVE-2007-4225

BID: 24912

CWE: 59

USN: 502-1