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GLSA-200902-05 : KTorrent: Multiple vulnerabilitites
medium Nessus Plugin ID 35731
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-200902-05 (KTorrent: Multiple vulnerabilitites)The web interface plugin does not restrict access to the torrent upload functionality (CVE-2008-5905) and does not sanitize request parameters properly (CVE-2008-5906) .
Impact :
A remote attacker could send specially crafted parameters to the web interface that would allow for arbitrary torrent uploads and remote code execution with the privileges of the KTorrent process.
Workaround :
Disabling the web interface plugin will prevent exploitation of both issues. Click 'Plugins' in the configuration menu and uncheck the checkbox left of 'WebInterface', then apply the changes.
Solution
All KTorrent users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-p2p/ktorrent-2.2.8'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 35731
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200902-05.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 2/24/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
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:gentoo:linux:ktorrent, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/23/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-5905, CVE-2008-5906
BID: 31927