USN-502-1: KDE vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-502-1

26th August, 2007

kdebase, kdelibs vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 7.04
  • Ubuntu 6.10
  • Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

Software description

  • kdebase
  • kdelibs

Details

It was discovered that Konqueror could be tricked into displaying
incorrect URLs. Remote attackers could exploit this to increase their
chances of tricking a user into visiting a phishing URL, which could
lead to credential theft.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 7.04:
kdelibs4c2a 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu14.1
konqueror 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu20.2
Ubuntu 6.10:
kdelibs4c2a 4:3.5.5-0ubuntu3.5
konqueror 4:3.5.5-0ubuntu3.5
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
kdelibs4c2a 4:3.5.2-0ubuntu18.5
konqueror 4:3.5.2-0ubuntu27.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to
effect the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2007-3820, CVE-2007-4224, CVE-2007-4225