1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-447-1

USN-447-1: KDE library vulnerabilities

Publication date

29 March 2007

Overview

KDE library vulnerabilities

Releases

Details

It was discovered that Konqueror did not correctly handle iframes from
JavaScript. If a user were tricked into visiting a malicious website,
Konqueror could crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2007-1308)

A flaw was discovered in how Konqueror handled PASV FTP responses. If a
user were tricked into visiting a malicious FTP server, a remote
attacker could perform a port-scan of machines within the user’s
network, leading to private information disclosure. (CVE-2007-1564)

It was discovered that Konqueror did not correctly handle iframes from
JavaScript. If a user were tricked into visiting a malicious website,
Konqueror could crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2007-1308)

A flaw was discovered in how Konqueror handled PASV FTP responses. If a
user were tricked into visiting a malicious FTP server, a remote
attacker could perform a port-scan of machines within the user’s
network, leading to private information disclosure. (CVE-2007-1564)

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session or reboot your computer 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 –  4:3.5.5-0ubuntu3.1.1
6.06 dapper kdelibs4c2a –  4:3.5.2-0ubuntu18.3
5.10 breezy kdelibs4c2 –  4:3.4.3-0ubuntu2.3

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