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Gentoo: 200902-05 High: KTorrent Multiple Issues Impact Code Execution

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Calendar Grey February 23, 2009
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KTorrent has critical vulnerabilities that enable remote code execution, making it crucial for users to update their systems quickly to prevent potential risks
Two vulnerabilities in the web interface plugin in KTorrent allow for remote execution of code and arbitrary torrent uploads.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200902-05 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: High Title: KTorrent: Multiple vulnerabilitites Date: February 23, 2009 Bugs: #244741 ID: 200902-05

Synopsis ======= Two vulnerabilities in the web interface plugin in KTorrent allow for remote execution of code and arbitrary torrent uploads.
Background ========= KTorrent is a BitTorrent program for KDE.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-p2p/ktorrent < 2.2.8 >= 2.2.8
========== The web interface plugin does not restrict access to the torrent upload functionality (CVE-2008-5905) and does not sanitize request parametersproperly (CVE-2008-5906) .
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