GLSA 200502-23: KStars: Buffer overflow in fliccd

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Severity:	high
Title:	KStars: Buffer overflow in fliccd
Date:	02/16/2005
Bugs:	#79585
ID:	200502-23

Synopsis

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

Background

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

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
kde-base/kdeedu	< 3.3.2-r1	>= 3.3.2-r1	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

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

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All KStars users should upgrade to the latest version:

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

References

CAN-2005-0011

Availability

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?

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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.