1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-420-1

USN-420-1: KDE library vulnerability

Publication date

6 February 2007

Overview

KDE library vulnerability

Releases

Details

Jose Avila III and Robert Tasarz discovered that the KDE HTML library
did not correctly parse HTML comments inside the “title” tag. By
tricking a Konqueror user into visiting a malicious website, an attacker
could bypass cross-site scripting protections.

Jose Avila III and Robert Tasarz discovered that the KDE HTML library
did not correctly parse HTML comments inside the “title” tag. By
tricking a Konqueror user into visiting a malicious website, an attacker
could bypass cross-site scripting protections.

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
6.10 edgy kdelibs4c2a –  4:3.5.5-0ubuntu3.1
6.06 dapper kdelibs4c2a –  4:3.5.2-0ubuntu18.2
5.10 breezy kdelibs4c2 –  4:3.4.3-0ubuntu2.2

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