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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : kde-runtime vulnerability (USN-2414-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79430

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Tim Brown and Darron Burton discovered that KDE-Runtime incorrectly handled input validation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary javascript.

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Solution

Update the affected kde-runtime package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2414-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79430

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2414-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/25/2014

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: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kde-runtime

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/24/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8600

BID: 71190

USN: 2414-1