Fedora 3.1.4: Moderate Advisory for Kdelibs File Creation Threat

Libraries for the K Desktop Environment:

KDE Libraries included: kdecore (KDE core library), kdeui (user interface),

kfm (file manager), khtmlw (HTML widget), kio (Input/Output, networking),

kspell (spelling checker), jscript (javascript), kab (addressbook),

kimgio (image manipulation).

iDEFENSE identified a vulnerability in the Opera Web Browser that could allow remote attackers to create or truncate arbitrary files. The KDE team has found that a similar vulnerability exists in KDE.

A flaw in the telnet URL handler can allow options to be passed to the telnet program which can be used to allow file creation or overwriting. An attacker could create a carefully crafted link such that when opened by a victim it creates or overwrites a file in the victims home directory. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0411 to this issue.

* Sun May 16 2004 Than Ngo <than@redhat.com> 6:3.1.4-5

- KDE Telnet URI Handler File Vulnerability, vulnerability in the mailto handler, CAN-2004-0411

This update can be downloaded from:

17ef612d8376994d49d775e65f7cf3e2 SRPMS/kdelibs-3.1.4-5.src.rpm 67043b7db880bd1c5a6f6a860e357c3f i386/kdelibs-3.1.4-5.i386.rpm 4d7004becf7fb55a35530c49e77c36b7 i386/kdelibs-devel-3.1.4-5.i386.rpm...