51274 – KDE Security Advisory: URI Handler Vulnerabilities

Bug 51274 - KDE Security Advisory: URI Handler Vulnerabilities

Summary: KDE Security Advisory: URI Handler Vulnerabilities

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 51276

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	High critical (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

URL:	http://www.kde.org/info/security/advi...
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Reported:	2004-05-17 05:39 UTC by Eldad Zack (RETIRED)
Modified:	2011-10-30 22:39 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Eldad Zack (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-05-17 05:39:36 UTC

1. Systems affected:

        All versions of KDE up to KDE 3.2.2 inclusive. 


2. Overview:

        iDEFENSE identified a vulnerability in the Opera Web Browser
        that could allow remote attackers to create or truncate
        arbitrary files. The KDE team has found that similar
        vulnerabilities exists in KDE.

        The telnet, rlogin, ssh and mailto URI handlers in KDE do not
        check for '-' at the beginning of the hostname passed, which
        makes it possible to pass an option to the programs started
        by the handlers.

        The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
        has assigned the name CAN-2004-0411 to this issue.

Comment 1 Caleb Tennis (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-05-17 17:38:35 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 51276 ***