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Ubuntu 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10 : kdebase-runtime vulnerabilities (USN-872-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 43153

Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that the KIO subsystem of KDE did not properly perform input validation when processing help:// URIs. If a user or KIO application processed a crafted help:// URI, an attacker could trigger JavaScript execution or access files via directory traversal.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/872-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 43153

File Name: ubuntu_USN-872-1.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/14/2009

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kde-icons-oxygen, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-runtime-data-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-runtime-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:khelpcenter, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-runtime-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:phonon-backend-xine, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:plasma-scriptengine-javascript, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-runtime, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:khelpcenter4

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2009

Reference Information

USN: 872-1