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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-23.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-23.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a1c27bdd355d --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-23.xml @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200408-23"> + <title>kdelibs: Cross-domain cookie injection vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + The cookie manager component in kdelibs contains a vulnerability allowing + an attacker to potentially gain access to a user's session on a legitimate + web server. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">kdelibs</product> + <announced>August 24, 2004</announced> + <revised>August 24, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>61389</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="kde-base/kdelibs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.2.3-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">3.2.3-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + KDE is a widely-used desktop environment based on the Qt toolkit. + kcookiejar in kdelibs is responsible for storing and managing HTTP cookies. + Konqueror uses kcookiejar for storing and managing cookies. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + kcookiejar contains a vulnerability which may allow a malicious website to + set cookies for other websites under the same second-level domain. + </p> + <p> + This vulnerability applies to country-specific secondary top level domains + that use more than 2 characters in the secondary part of the domain name, + and that use a secondary part other than com, net, mil, org, gov, edu or + int. However, certain popular domains, such as co.uk, are not affected. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + Users visiting a malicious website using the Konqueror browser may have a + session cookie set for them by that site. Later, when the user visits + another website under the same domain, the attacker's session cookie will + be used instead of the cookie issued by the legitimate site. Depending on + the design of the legitimate site, this may allow an attacker to gain + access to the user's session. For further explanation on this type of + attack, see the paper titled "Session Fixation Vulnerability in + Web-based Applications" (reference 2). + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to + upgrade to the latest available version of kdelibs. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All kdelibs users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=kde-base/kdelibs-3.2.3-r2" + # emerge ">=kde-base/kdelibs-3.2.3-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040823-1.txt">KDE Advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://www.acros.si/papers/session_fixation.pdf">Session Fixation Vulnerability in Web-based Applications</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:45:47 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:26:35 +0000"> + condordes + </metadata> +</glsa> |