Debian Security Advisory
DSA-692-1 kdenetwork -- design flaw
- Date Reported:
- 08 Mar 2005
- Affected Packages:
- kdenetwork
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-0205.
- More information:
-
The KDE team fixed a bug in kppp in 2002 which was now discovered to be exploitable by iDEFENSE. By opening a sufficiently large number of file descriptors before executing kppp which is installed setuid root a local attacker is able to take over privileged file descriptors.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.2-14.7.
The testing (sarge) and unstable (sid) distributions are not affected since KDE 3.2 already contained the correction.
We recommend that you upgrade your kppp package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdenetwork_2.2.2-14.7.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdenetwork_2.2.2-14.7.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdenetwork_2.2.2.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdenetwork_2.2.2-14.7.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kdict_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/klisa_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kmail_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knewsticker_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/knode_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/korn_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kppp_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ksirc_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/ktalkd_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libkdenetwork1_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib-dev_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/libmimelib1_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdenetwork/kit_2.2.2-14.7_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.