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[GLSA-200501-18] KDE FTP KIOslave: Command injection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary KDE FTP KIOslave: Command injection Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200501-18 (KDE FTP KIOslave: Command injection) The FTP KIOslave fails to properly parse URL-encoded newline characters. Impact A possible hacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary FTP commands on the server and due to similiarities between the FTP and the SMTP protocol, this vulnerability also permits a possible hacker to connect to a SMTP server and issue arbitrary commands, for example sending an email. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050101-1.txt http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1165 Solution: All kdelibs users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdelibs Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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