- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Kommander: Insecure remote script execution Date: April 22, 2005 Bugs: #89092 ID: 200504-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Kommander executes remote scripts without confirmation, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like Operating Systems. Kommander is a visual dialog editor and interpreter for KDE applications, part of the kdewebdev package. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 kde-base/kdewebdev < 3.3.2-r1 >= 3.3.2-r1 Description =========== Kommander executes data files from possibly untrusted locations without user confirmation. Impact ====== An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Kommander. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All kdewebdev users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdewebdev-3.3.2-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0754 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0754 [ 2 ] KDE Security Advisory: Kommander untrusted code execution http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050420-1.txt Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-23.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@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2005 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
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