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HistoryFeb 10, 2005 - 12:00 a.m.

(RHSA-2005:009) kdelibs, kdebase security update

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The kdelibs packages include libraries for the K Desktop Environment. The
kdebase packages include core applications for the K Desktop Environment.

Secunia Research discovered a window injection spoofing vulnerability
affecting the Konqueror web browser. This issue could allow a malicious
website to show arbitrary content in a different browser window. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2004-1158
to this issue.

A bug was discovered in the way kioslave handles URL-encoded newline (%0a)
characters before the FTP command. It is possible that a specially crafted
URL could be used to execute any ftp command on a remote server, or
potentially send unsolicited email. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2004-1165 to this issue.

A bug was discovered that can crash KDE screensaver under certain local
circumstances. This could allow an attacker with physical access to the
workstation to take over a locked desktop session. Please note that this
issue only affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2005-0078 to this issue.

All users of KDE are advised to upgrade to this updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues.