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

[Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200504-23
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Kommander: Insecure remote script execution
      Date: April 22, 2005
      Bugs: #89092
        ID: 200504-23

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Synopsis
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Kommander executes remote scripts without confirmation, potentially
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and
Unix-like Operating Systems. Kommander is a visual dialog editor and
interpreter for KDE applications, part of the kdewebdev package.

Affected packages
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     Package             /  Vulnerable  /                   Unaffected
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  1  kde-base/kdewebdev     < 3.3.2-r1                     >= 3.3.2-r1

Description
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Kommander executes data files from possibly untrusted locations without
user confirmation.

Impact
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An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the
permissions of the user running Kommander.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All kdewebdev users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdewebdev-3.3.2-r1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0754
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0754
  [ 2 ] KDE Security Advisory: Kommander untrusted code execution
        http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050420-1.txt

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-23.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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