USN-502-1: KDE vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 7.04
• Ubuntu 6.10
• Ubuntu 6.06

Packages

• kdebase -
• kdelibs -

Details

It was discovered that Konqueror could be tricked into displaying
incorrect URLs. Remote attackers could exploit this to increase their
chances of tricking a user into visiting a phishing URL, which could
lead to credential theft.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 7.04

• kdelibs4c2a - 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu14.1
• konqueror - 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu20.2

Ubuntu 6.10

• kdelibs4c2a - 4:3.5.5-0ubuntu3.5
• konqueror - 4:3.5.5-0ubuntu3.5

Ubuntu 6.06

• kdelibs4c2a - 4:3.5.2-0ubuntu18.5
• konqueror - 4:3.5.2-0ubuntu27.1

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to
effect the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2007-3820
• CVE-2007-4224
• CVE-2007-4225