22659 : KDE kjs UTF-8 Encoded URI Processing Overflow
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5 months ago

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Disclosure
Jan 19, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 A remote overflow exists in KDE. "kjs" fails to perform correct boundary checking when decoding UTF8-encoded javascript resulting in a heap overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitreaty code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

 Upgrade to the latest version for your distribution, as numerous vendors have reportedly fixed this vulnerability. In addition, the KDE project has released a patch for some versions.

Products
KDE Project
Watch-list
KDE
Watch-list
 3.2.0
3.3.0
3.4.0
3.5.0

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