Debian Security Advisory
DSA-296-1 kdebase -- insecure execution
- Date Reported:
- 30 Apr 2003
- Affected Packages:
- kdebase
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 7318.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2003-0204. - More information:
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The KDE team discovered a vulnerability in the way KDE uses Ghostscript software for processing of PostScript (PS) and PDF files. An attacker could provide a malicious PostScript or PDF file via mail or websites that could lead to executing arbitrary commands under the privileges of the user viewing the file or when the browser generates a directory listing with thumbnails.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.2-14.4 of kdebase and associated packages.
The old stable distribution (potato) is not affected since it does not contain KDE.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
For the unofficial backport of KDE 3.1.1 to woody by Ralf Nolden on download.kde.org, this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.1-0woody3 of kdebase. Using the normal backport line for apt-get you will get the update:
deb http://download.kde.org/stable/latest/Debian stable main
We recommend that you upgrade your kdebase and associated packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-doc_2.2.2-14.4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdewallpapers_2.2.2-14.4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdewallpapers_2.2.2-14.4_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kate_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-audiolibs_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-dev_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-libs_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdm_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konqueror_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konsole_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kscreensaver_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq-dev_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq3_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kate_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-audiolibs_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-dev_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-libs_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdm_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konqueror_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konsole_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kscreensaver_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq-dev_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq3_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kate_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-audiolibs_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-dev_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-libs_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdm_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konqueror_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konsole_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kscreensaver_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq-dev_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq3_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kate_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-audiolibs_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-dev_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-libs_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdm_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konqueror_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konsole_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kscreensaver_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq-dev_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq3_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kate_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-audiolibs_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-dev_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-libs_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdm_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konqueror_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konsole_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kscreensaver_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq-dev_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq3_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kate_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-audiolibs_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-dev_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-libs_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdm_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konqueror_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konsole_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kscreensaver_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq-dev_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq3_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kate_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-audiolibs_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-dev_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-libs_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdm_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konqueror_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konsole_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kscreensaver_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq-dev_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq3_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kate_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-audiolibs_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-dev_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-libs_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdm_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konqueror_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konsole_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kscreensaver_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq-dev_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq3_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kate_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-audiolibs_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-dev_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-libs_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdm_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konqueror_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konsole_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kscreensaver_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq-dev_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq3_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kate_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-audiolibs_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-dev_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-libs_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdm_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konqueror_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konsole_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kscreensaver_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq-dev_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq3_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kate_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-audiolibs_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-dev_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase-libs_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdm_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konqueror_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/konsole_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kscreensaver_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq-dev_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/libkonq3_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdebase/kdebase_2.2.2-14.4_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.