Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : kdelibs (ELSA-2007-0909)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 67574

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0909 :

Updated kdelibs packages that resolve several security flaws are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The kdelibs package provides libraries for the K Desktop Environment (KDE).

Two cross-site-scripting flaws were found in the way Konqueror processes certain HTML content. This could result in a malicious attacker presenting misleading content to an unsuspecting user.
(CVE-2007-0242, CVE-2007-0537)

A flaw was found in KDE JavaScript implementation. A web page containing malicious JavaScript code could cause Konqueror to crash.
(CVE-2007-1308)

A flaw was found in the way Konqueror handled certain FTP PASV commands. A malicious FTP server could use this flaw to perform a rudimentary port-scan of machines behind a user's firewall.
(CVE-2007-1564)

Two Konqueror address spoofing flaws have been discovered. It was possible for a malicious website to cause the Konqueror address bar to display information which could trick a user into believing they are at a different website than they actually are. (CVE-2007-3820, CVE-2007-4224)

Users of KDE should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected kdelibs packages.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-October/000356.html

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-October/000357.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 67574

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0909.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kdelibs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kdelibs-apidocs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kdelibs-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0242, CVE-2007-0537, CVE-2007-1308, CVE-2007-1564, CVE-2007-3820, CVE-2007-4224

CWE: 399, 59, 79

RHSA: 2007:0909