Debian Security Advisory
DSA-193-1 kdenetwork -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 11 Nov 2002
- Affected Packages:
- kdenetwork
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 6157.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2002-1247. - More information:
-
iDEFENSE reports a security vulnerability in the klisa package, that provides a LAN information service similar to "Network Neighbourhood", which was discovered by Texonet. It is possible for a local attacker to exploit a buffer overflow condition in resLISa, a restricted version of KLISa. The vulnerability exists in the parsing of the LOGNAME environment variable, an overly long value will overwrite the instruction pointer thereby allowing an attacker to seize control of the executable.
This problem has been fixed in version 2.2.2-14.2 for the current stable distribution (woody) and in version 2.2.2-14.3 for the unstable distribution (sid). The old stable distribution (potato) is not affected since it doesn't contain a kdenetwork package.
We recommend that you upgrade your klisa package immediately.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdenetwork_2.2.2-14.2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdenetwork_2.2.2-14.2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdenetwork_2.2.2.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdenetwork_2.2.2-14.2.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_ia64.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.