From jaervosz@gentoo.org Mon Dec 20 13:11:00 2004 From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:37:43 +0100 Subject: [ GLSA 200412-16 ] kdelibs, kdebase: Multiple vulnerabilities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: kdelibs, kdebase: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: December 19, 2004 Bugs: #72804, #73869 ID: 200412-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== kdelibs and kdebase contain a flaw allowing password disclosure when creating a link to a remote file. Furthermore Konqueror is vulnerable to window injection. Background ========== KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like Operating Systems. The KDE core libraries (kdebase and kdelibs) provide native support for many protocols. Konqueror is the KDE web browser and filemanager. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 kde-base/kdelibs < 3.3.2-r1 *>= 3.2.3-r4 *>= 3.3.1-r2 >= 3.3.2-r1 2 kde-base/kdebase < 3.3.2-r1 *>= 3.2.3-r3 *>= 3.3.1-r2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== Daniel Fabian discovered that the KDE core libraries contain a flaw allowing password disclosure by making a link to a remote file. When creating this link, the resulting URL contains authentication credentials used to access the remote file (CAN 2004-1171). The Konqueror webbrowser allows websites to load webpages into a window or tab currently used by another website (CAN-2004-1158). Impact ====== A malicious user could have access to the authentication credentials of other users depending on the file permissions. A malicious website could use the window injection vulnerability to load content in a window apparently belonging to another website. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All kdelibs users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdelibs-3.2.3-r4" All kdebase users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdebase-3.2.3-r3" References ========== [ 1 ] KDE Security Advisory: plain text password exposure http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041209-1.txt [ 2 ] CAN 2004-1171 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1171 [ 3 ] KDE Security Advisory: Konqueror Window Injection Vulnerability http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041213-1.txt [ 4 ] CAN 2004-1158 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1158 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200412-16.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 [ Part 2, Application/PGP-SIGNATURE 196bytes. ] [ Unable to print this part. ]