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Debian DSA-1868-1 : kde4libs - several vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 44733
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several security issues have been discovered in kde4libs, core libraries for all KDE 4 applications. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2009-1690 It was discovered that there is a use-after-free flaw in handling certain DOM event handlers. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code, when visiting a malicious website.
- CVE-2009-1698 It was discovered that there could be an uninitialised pointer when handling a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attr function call. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code, when visiting a malicious website.
- CVE-2009-1687 It was discovered that the JavaScript garbage collector does not handle allocation failures properly, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code when visiting a malicious website.
The oldstable distribution (etch) does not contain kde4libs.
Solution
Upgrade the kde4libs packages.For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 4:4.1.0-3+lenny1.
See Also
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534949
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1690
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1698
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 44733
File Name: debian_DSA-1868.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 2/24/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kde4libs, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/19/2009