Debian Security Advisory

DSA-518-1 kdelibs -- unsanitised input

Date Reported:
14 Jun 2004
Affected Packages:
kdelibs
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 10358.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2004-0411.
More information:

iDEFENSE identified a vulnerability in the Opera web browser that could be used by remote attackers to create or truncate arbitrary files on the victims machine. The KDE team discovered that a similar vulnerability exists in KDE.

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a carefully crafted telnet URI which may either create or truncate a file in the victims home directory. In KDE 3.2 and later versions the user is first explicitly asked to confirm the opening of the telnet URI.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.2-13.woody.10.

We recommend that you upgrade your KDE libraries.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs_2.2.2-13.woody.10.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs_2.2.2-13.woody.10.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs_2.2.2.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-doc_2.2.2-13.woody.10_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.10_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.10_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.10_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.10_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.10_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_alpha.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.10_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.10_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.10_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.10_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.10_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.10_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.10_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.10_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.10_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.10_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.10_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.10_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.10_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.10_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.10_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_ia64.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.10_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.10_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.10_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.10_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.10_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_hppa.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.10_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.10_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.10_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.10_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.10_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.10_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.10_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.10_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.10_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.10_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.10_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.10_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.10_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.10_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.10_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.10_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.10_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.10_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.10_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.10_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.10_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.10_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.