Vulnerability Assessment & Network Security Forums

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 >> Fedora Local Security Checks >> Fedora Core 3 2005-623: kdenetwork

Vulnerability Assessment Details

Fedora Core 3 2005-623: kdenetwork

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the kdenetwork package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2005-623 (kdenetwork).

Networking applications for the K Desktop Environment.

Update Information:

Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in the way Kopete processes
Gadu-Gadu messages. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted
Gadu-Gadu message which would cause Kopete to crash or possibly
execute
arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
assigned the name CVE-2005-1852 to this issue.

Users of Kopete should update to these packages which contain a
patch to correct this issue.

Solution : http://www.fedoranews.org/blog/index.php?p=785
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

Cables, Connectors