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GLSA-200504-23 : Kommander: Insecure remote script execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 18126

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200504-23 (Kommander: Insecure remote script execution)

 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.

Solution

All kdewebdev users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=kde-base/kdewebdev-3.3.2-r2'

See Also

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050420-1.txt

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200504-23

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18126

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200504-23.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 4/25/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:kdewebdev, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0754

GLSA: 200504-23