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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : kde4libs, kdelibs vulnerabilities (USN-822-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 40767
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
It was discovered that KDE-Libs did not properly handle certain malformed SVG images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted SVG image, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 9.04.(CVE-2009-0945)
It was discovered that the KDE JavaScript garbage collector did not properly handle memory allocation failures. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-1687)
It was discovered that KDE-Libs did not properly handle HTML content in the head element. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-1690)
It was discovered that KDE-Libs did not properly handle the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attr function call. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-1698).
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Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 40767
File Name: ubuntu_USN-822-1.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 8/25/2009
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs4-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs4-doc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs4c2a, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs5, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs5-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs5-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs5-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdelibs5-doc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libplasma-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libplasma3, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/24/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0945, CVE-2009-1687, CVE-2009-1690, CVE-2009-1698