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58 lines
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="200404-02">
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<title>KDE Personal Information Management Suite Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability</title>
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<synopsis>
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KDE-PIM may be vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow attack that may allow
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unauthorized access to an affected system.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">kde-base/kde</product>
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<announced>2004-04-06</announced>
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<revised count="01">2004-04-06</revised>
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<bug>38256</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="kde-base/kde" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">3.1.5</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="le">3.1.4</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>
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KDE-PIM is an application suite designed to manage mail, addresses,
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appointments, and contacts.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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A buffer overflow may occur in KDE-PIM's VCF file reader when a maliciously
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crafted VCF file is opened by a user on a vulnerable system.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="high">
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<p>
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A remote attacker may unauthorized access to a user's personal data or
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execute commands with the user's privileges.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised
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to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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KDE users should upgrade to version 3.1.5 or later:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge sync
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# emerge -pv ">=kde-base/kde-3.1.5"
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# emerge ">=kde-base/kde-3.1.5"</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0988">CAN-2003-0988</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="submitter">aescriva</metadata>
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</glsa>
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