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Fedora Core 3 2004-550: 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 FEDORA-2004-550 (kdelibs).

Libraries for the K Desktop Environment:
KDE Libraries included: kdecore (KDE core library), kdeui (user
interface),
kfm (file manager), khtmlw (HTML widget), kio (Input/Output,
networking),
kspell (spelling checker), jscript (javascript), kab (addressbook),
kimgio (image manipulation).

* Tue Dec 14 2004 Than Ngo
3.3.1-2.4.FC3

- apply the patch to fix Konqueror Window Injection Vulnerability
#142510
CVE-2004-1158, Thanks to KDE security team

* Fri Dec 10 2004 Than Ngo
3.3.1-2.3.FC3

- Security Advisory: plain text password exposure, #142487
thanks to KDE security team

Solution : http://www.fedoranews.org/blog/index.php?p=200
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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