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kde: arbitrary code execution
| Package(s): | kde |
CVE #(s): | CAN-2003-0204
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| Created: | April 10, 2003 |
Updated: | June 30, 2003 |
| Description: |
The KDE Security team has issued an advisory
on a vulnerability present in all versions of KDE that allow a remote
attacker to execute arbitrary commands under your account. KDE 3.0.5b and
KDE 3.1.1a have been released to address this problem. For KDE 2.2.2
patches to the KDE 2.2.2 sources have been made available.
KDE uses Ghostscript software for processing of PostScript (PS) and PDF
files in a way that allows for the execution of arbitrary commands that can
be contained in such files.
An attacker can prepare a malicious PostScript or PDF file which will
provide the attacker with access to the victim's account and privileges
when the victim opens this malicious file for viewing or when the victim
browses a directory containing such malicious file and has file previews
enabled.
An attacker can provide malicious files remotely to a victim in an e-mail,
as part of a webpage, via an ftp server and possible other means. |
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