KStars: Buffer overflow in fliccd

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200502-23 / kstars
Release Date	February 16, 2005
Latest Revision	February 16, 2005: 01
Impact	high
Exploitable	remote and local

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

Related bugreports: #79585

Synopsis

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

2. Impact Information

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).

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.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All KStars users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

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

4. References

CAN-2005-0011

Updated February 16, 2005

Summary: This is a Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

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