[ GLSA 200502-23 ] KStars: Buffer overflow in fliccd

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-23
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  Severity: High
     Title: KStars: Buffer overflow in fliccd
      Date: February 16, 2005
      Bugs: #79585
        ID: 200502-23

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Synopsis
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KStars is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to arbitrary
code execution with elevated privileges.

Background
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KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and
Unix-like Operating Systems. KStars is a desktop planetarium for KDE.
It includes support for the Instrument Neutral Distributed Interface
(INDI).

Affected packages
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     Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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  1 kde-base/kdeedu < 3.3.2-r1 >= 3.3.2-r1

Description
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Erik Sjolund discovered a buffer overflow in fliccd which is part of
the INDI support in KStars.

Impact
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An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute code with
elevated privileges. If fliccd does not run as daemon remote
exploitation of this vulnerability is not possible. KDE as shipped by
Gentoo does not start the daemon in the default installation.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All KStars users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdeedu-3.3.2-r1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0011
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0011

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-23.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security_at_gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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