- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Konversation: Various vulnerabilities Date: January 24, 2005 Bugs: #78712 ID: 200501-34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Konversation contains multiple vulnerabilities that could lead to remote command execution or information leaks. Background ========== Konversation is a user-friendly IRC client for KDE. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-irc/konversation < 0.15.1 >= 0.15.1 Description =========== Wouter Coekaerts has discovered three vulnerabilites within Konversation: * The Server::parseWildcards function, which is used by the "Quick Buttons", does not properly handle variable expansion (CAN-2005-0129). * Perl scripts included with Konversation do not properly escape shell metacharacters (CAN-2005-0130). * The 'Nick' and 'Password' fields in the Quick Connect dialog can be easily confused (CAN-2005-0131). Impact ====== A malicious server could create specially-crafted channels, which would exploit certain flaws in Konversation, potentially leading to the execution of shell commands. A user could also unintentionally input their password into the 'Nick' field in the Quick Connect dialog, exposing his password to IRC users, and log files. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Konversation users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/konversation-0.15.1" References ========== [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0129 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0129 [ 2 ] CAN-2005-0130 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0130 [ 3 ] CAN-2005-0131 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0131 [ 4 ] KDE Security Advisory: Multiple vulnerabilities in Konversation http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050121-1.txt Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-34.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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