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>> Debian Security Update Fixes KDE Desktop "kdelibs" Vulnerability
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Title : Debian Security Update Fixes KDE Desktop "kdelibs" Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-0401
CVE ID : CVE-2005-1046
CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-04-26
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A new vulnerability was identified in KDE Desktop, which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service. The flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in kdelibs when handling specially crafted "PCX" images, which may be exploited to crash an application and potentially cause arbitrary code to be executed. See : VUPEN/ADV-2005-0331
Affected Products
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)
Solution
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody) - Upgrade to version 2.2.2-13.woody.14
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) - Upgrade to version 3.3.2-5
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0401
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-714
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Bruno Rohee
ChangeLog
2005-04-26 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
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