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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52423
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: kdelibs
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: kdelibs

CVE-2004-0689
KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links
point to 'stale' locations, which could allow local users to create or
truncate arbitrary files.

CVE-2004-0690
The DCOPServer in KDE 3.2.3 and earlier allows local users to gain
unauthorized access via a symlink attack on DCOP files in the /tmp
directory.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0689
Bugtraq: 20040811 KDE Security Advisories: Temporary File and Konqueror Frame Injection Vulnerabilities (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2004:864
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864
Debian Security Information: DSA-539 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-539
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xml
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9334
http://secunia.com/advisories/12276/
XForce ISS Database: kde-application-symlink(16963)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16963
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0690
BugTraq ID: 10924
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10924
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#330638
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/330638
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:086
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261386
http://secunia.com/advisories/12276
XForce ISS Database: kde-dcopserver-symlink(16962)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16962
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