[Full-Disclosure] [ GLSA 200404-02 ] KDE Personal Information Management Suite Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

[Aida Escriva-Sammer]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200404-02
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   Severity: High
      Title: KDE Personal Information Management Suite Remote Buffer
             Overflow Vulnerability
       Date: April 06, 2004
       Bugs: #38256
         ID: 200404-02

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Synopsis
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KDE-PIM may be vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow attack that may
allow unauthorized access to an affected system.

Background
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KDE-PIM is an application suite designed to manage mail, addresses,
appointments, and contacts.

Affected packages
=================

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      Package       /   Vulnerable   /                       Unaffected
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      kde-base/kde       <= 3.1.4                              >= 3.1.5

Description
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A buffer overflow may occur in KDE-PIM's VCF file reader when a
maliciously crafted VCF file is opened by a user on a vulnerable
system.

Impact
======

A remote attacker may unauthorized access to a user's personal data or
execute commands with the user's privileges.

Workaround
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A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are
advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Resolution
==========

KDE users should upgrade to version 3.1.5 or later:

     # emerge sync

     # emerge -pv ">=kde-base/kde-3.1.5"
     # emerge ">=kde-base/kde-3.1.5"

References
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   [ 1 ] http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0988

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 at gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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