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SUSE-SA:2006:003: kdelibs3

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the kdelibs3 package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2006:003 (kdelibs3).

Maksim Orlovich discovered a bug in the JavaScript interpreter used
by Konqueror. UTF-8 encoded URLs could lead to a buffer overflow
that causes the browser to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Attackers could trick users into visiting specially crafted web
sites that exploit this bug (CVE-2006-0019).

Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2006_03_kdelibs3.html
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 16325

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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