Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : kdelibs (ELSA-2006-0720)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 67416

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2006:0720 :

Updated kdelibs packages that correct an integer overflow flaw are now available.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The kdelibs package provides libraries for the K Desktop Environment (KDE). Qt is a GUI software toolkit for the X Window System.

An integer overflow flaw was found in the way Qt handled pixmap images. The KDE khtml library uses Qt in such a way that untrusted parameters could be passed to Qt, triggering the overflow. An attacker could for example create a malicious web page that when viewed by a victim in the Konqueror browser would cause Konqueror to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the victim.
(CVE-2006-4811)

Users of KDE should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected kdelibs packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 67416

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2006-0720.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:oracle:linux:kdelibs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kdelibs-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4811

BID: 20599

RHSA: 2006:0720

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