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MDKSA-2007:031: kdelibs

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the kdelibs package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2007:031 (kdelibs).

Konqueror 3.5.5 does not properly parse HTML comments in title tags,
which permits remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks and bypass some XSS protection schemes by embedding certain
HTML tags within a comment, a related issue to CVE-2007-0478.
Updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:031
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security

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