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KDE Konqueror Java Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13586
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Release Date:
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2004-12-20
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Last Update:
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2005-01-06
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Popularity:
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16,488 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | KDE 3.x
Konqueror 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-1145
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Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in KDE Konqueror, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to some errors in the restriction of certain Java classes accessible via applets and Javascript. This can be exploited by a malicious applet to bypass the sandbox restriction and read or write arbitrary files.
The vulnerabilities have been reported in versions prior to 3.3.2.
Solution:
Update to version 3.3.2.
http://kde.org/download/
Apply patch for 3.2.3:
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.2.3-kdelibs-khtml-java.tar.bz2
Provided and/or discovered by:
heise Security
Changelog:
2005-01-06: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
Original Advisory:
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041220-1.txt
Other References:
US-CERT VU#420222:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420222
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