OSVDB ID: 9117

Title: KDE Cross-Domain Cookie Injection

Info

Disclosure

Aug 23, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

KDE contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to conduct session fixation attacks. The issue is triggered when a remote attacker sets cookies for the websites of certain country-specific secondary top-level domains, which will fix a session by setting a known session ID in a cookie. It is possible that the flaw may allow a session hijacking, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Other
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, KDE has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

KDE Project

KDE

3.2.3

References

Credit

  • WESTPOINT -


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/36218