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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52627
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 3 FEDORA-2005-350 (kdelibs)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to kdelibs
announced via advisory FEDORA-2005-350.

A buffer overflow was found in the kimgio library for KDE 3.3.1. An
attacker could create a carefully crafted PCX image in such a way that it
would cause kimgio to execute arbitrary code when processing the image.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the name CVE-2005-1046 to this issue.

All users of kdelibs should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported security patch to correct these issues.

This update can be downloaded from:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/3/

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent
you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.
http://www.fedoranews.org/blog/index.php?p=634

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1046
BugTraq ID: 13096
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13096
Debian Security Information: DSA-714 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-714
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102328
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11081
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5802
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-393.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/14908
http://secunia.com/advisories/28114
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103170-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201320-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2005:022 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_22_kdelibs3.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0331
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4241
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