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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842842
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3042-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'kde4libs' package(s) announced via the USN-3042-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'kde4libs' package(s) announced via the USN-3042-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Andreas Cord-Landwehr discovered that KDE-Libs incorrectly handled
extracting certain archives. If a user were tricked into extracting a
specially-crafted archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to
overwrite arbitrary files out of the extraction directory.

Affected Software/OS:
'kde4libs' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6232
BugTraq ID: 91806
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
Debian Security Information: DSA-3643 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3643
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1884 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00023.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:2223 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/
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