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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA692] DSA-692-1 kdenetwork Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA692] DSA-692-1 kdenetwork |
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DSA-692-1 kdenetwork Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The KDE team fixed a bug in kppp in 2002 which was now discovered to be exploitable by iDEFENSE. By opening a sufficiently large number of file descriptors before executing kppp which is installed setuid root a local attacker is able to take over privileged file descriptors. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.2-14.7. The testing (sarge) and unstable (sid) distributions are not affected since KDE 3.2 already contained the correction. We recommend that you upgrade your kppp package. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-692 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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