__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN kdelibs -- Unsanitised Input [Debian Security Advisory DSA-631-1] January 10, 2005 18:00 GMT Number P-092 [REVISED 22 Feb 2005] [REVISED 11 Mar 2005] ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: There is a vulnerability in the kioslave library, which is part of kdelibs. PLATFORM: Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody) Red Hat Linux (v.4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, WS (v.4) & (v. 3) & (v. 2.1) Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor DAMAGE: May allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary FTP commands via an ftp://URL -encoded newline before the FTP command. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is LOW. May allow an attacker to entice a user to ASSESSMENT: click on a malicious FTP link leading to the execution of FTP commands with the privileges of the user. For example, this may allow arbitrary files to be downloaded to the user's computer. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-092.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: Debian Security Advisory DSA-631-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-631 ADDITIONAL LINKS: Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2005:065 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-065.html Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2005:009-19 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-009.html CVE/CAN: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CAN-2004-1165 ______________________________________________________________________________ REVISION HISTORY: 02/22/2005 - added link to Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2005:065 that provides updated packages for Red Hat version 4. 03/11/2005 - added a link to Red Hat RHSA-2005:009-19 for Red Hat Desktop (v. 3), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, WS (v. 3) & (v. 2.1), and Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor. [***** Start Debian Security Advisory DSA-631-1 *****] Debian Security Advisory DSA-631-1 kdelibs -- unsanitised input Date Reported: 10 Jan 2005 Affected Packages: kdelibs Vulnerable: Yes Security database references: In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 287201. In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 11827. In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CAN-2004-1165. More information: Thiago Macieira discovered a vulnerability in the kioslave library, which is part of kdelibs, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary FTP commands via an ftp:// URL that contains an URL-encoded newline before the FTP command. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.2-13.woody.13. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your kdelibs3 package. Fixed in: Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody) Source: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs_2.2.2-13.woody .13.dsc http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs_2.2.2-13.woody. 13.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.13_all.deb Alpha: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody .13_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13. woody.13_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13. woody.13_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody. 13_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody. 13_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_alpha.deb ARM: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody .13_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13. woody.13_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13. woody.13_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody. 13_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody .13_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_arm.deb Intel IA-32: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13. woody.13_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13. woody.13_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13. woody.13_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody. 13_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody .13_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_i386.deb Intel IA-64: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13. woody.13_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13. woody.13_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody .13_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody .13_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_ia64.deb HPPA: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13. woody.13_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13. woody.13_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody .13_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13. woody.13_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_hppa.deb Motorola 680x0: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13. woody.13_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13. woody.13_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody .13_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody .13_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_m68k.deb Big endian MIPS: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13. woody.13_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody .13_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13. woody.13_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_mips.deb Little endian MIPS: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13. woody.13_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13. woody.13_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody .13_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13. woody.13_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_mipsel.deb PowerPC: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13. woody.13_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13. woody.13_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13. woody.13_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody .13_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13. woody.13_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_powerpc.deb IBM S/390: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13. woody.13_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13. woody.13_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody .13_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13. woody.13_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_s390.deb Sun Sparc: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13. woody.13_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13 .woody.13_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody .13_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13. woody.13_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13. woody.13_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13. woody.13_sparc.deb MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory. 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