Mandrake Linux Advisories: kdelibs, wu-ftpd

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 31, 2003

Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory


Package name: kdelibs
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:079
Date: July 31st, 2003
Affected versions: 9.0, 9.1, Corporate Server 2.1

Problem Description:

A vulnerability in Konqueror was discovered where it could
inadvertently send authentication credentials to websites other
than the intended site in clear text via the HTTP-referer header
when authentication credentials are passed as part of a URL in the
form http://user:password@host/.

The provided packages have a patch that corrects this issue.


References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0459

http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030729-1.txt


Updated Packages:

Corporate Server 2.1:
b8bc8c31085b3953081b68e84563eafb
corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
2c202cd237dd49f4f722c5566bd987cc
corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
fbdd8d3ee582d77450254a7e20c5edf5
corporate/2.1/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64:
a57625bd5ba6e06c4bbd6c0a9a31338e
x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5-2.1mdk.x86_64.rpm
05c01ebdeed267aa9a45201880907fb9
x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.0.5-2.1mdk.x86_64.rpm
72279bba0e9901ddd8d17d7db35998ef
x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5-2.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.0:
b8bc8c31085b3953081b68e84563eafb
9.0/RPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
2c202cd237dd49f4f722c5566bd987cc
9.0/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
fbdd8d3ee582d77450254a7e20c5edf5
9.0/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1:
407505c85c575715048509488bcf9137
9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-3.1-58.2mdk.i586.rpm
52921509997a7688377a6000d00711b7
9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-common-3.1-58.2mdk.i586.rpm
3ab334a2170fe9bd8fc035327d0ff178
9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.1-58.2mdk.i586.rpm
7c5f0501a362ac2c89e3ea8ef882990a
9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-static-devel-3.1-58.2mdk.i586.rpm
ee3757404d902cfe682f0da6e7fbebd0
9.1/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.1-58.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC:
e7092f9cf6c55fc0a7008e04e01e6d2c
ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-3.1-58.2mdk.ppc.rpm
3db061e6d33b8f6c52450d81bfdd8350
ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-common-3.1-58.2mdk.ppc.rpm
310c9f897ec102364c4c3cdcd316489e
ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.1-58.2mdk.ppc.rpm
759658ab119a0f16ea1d159e2e5a1f04
ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-static-devel-3.1-58.2mdk.ppc.rpm
ee3757404d902cfe682f0da6e7fbebd0
ppc/9.1/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.1-58.2mdk.src.rpm


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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for
more information):


To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The
verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed
automatically for you.

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can
obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by
executing:

gpg –recv-keys –keyserver www.mandrakesecure.net
0x22458A98

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours
to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services
that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be
obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_linux-mandrake.com

Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team

<security linux-mandrake.com>


Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory


Package name: wu-ftpd
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:080
Date: July 31st, 2003
Affected versions: 8.2

Problem Description:

A vulnerability was discovered by Janusz Niewiadomski and
Wojciech Purczynski in the wu-ftpd FTP server package. They found
an off-by one bug in the fb_realpath() function which could be used
by a remote attacker to obtain root privileges on the server. This
bug can only be successfully accomplished by using wu-ftpd binaries
compiled on Linux 2.0.x and later 2.4.x kernels because the 2.2.x
and earlier 2.4.x kernels define PATH_MAX to be 4095
characters.

wu-ftpd is no longer shipped with Mandrake Linux, however
Mandrake Linux 8.2 did come with wu-ftpd. If you use wu-ftpd, you
are encouraged to upgrade to these patched packages.


References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0466


Updated Packages:

Mandrake Linux 8.2:
77260fab82a32fd204e29160c11f1e30
8.2/RPMS/wu-ftpd-2.6.2-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
3fd974bd1e718accf048e489dbd52d55
8.2/SRPMS/wu-ftpd-2.6.2-1.1mdk.src.rpm

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Mandrake Linux 8.2/PPC:
283cf3a7797ca19c8e83ae22c0415fd5
ppc/8.2/RPMS/wu-ftpd-2.6.2-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm
3fd974bd1e718accf048e489dbd52d55
ppc/8.2/SRPMS/wu-ftpd-2.6.2-1.1mdk.src.rpm


Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for
more information):


To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The
verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed
automatically for you.

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can
obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by
executing:

gpg –recv-keys –keyserver www.mandrakesecure.net
0x22458A98

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours
to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services
that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be
obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_linux-mandrake.com

Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team

<security linux-mandrake.com>

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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