1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200503-22 / kde, dcopserver |
| Release Date | March 19, 2005 |
| Latest Revision | March 19, 2005: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | local |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| kde-base/kdelibs | < 3.3.2-r7 | >= 3.3.2-r7, revision >= 3.2.3-r8 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #83814
KDE is vulnerable to a local Denial of Service attack.
KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like Operating Systems. DCOP is KDE's simple IPC/RPC mechanism.
Sebastian Krahmer discovered that it is possible to stall the dcopserver of other users.
An attacker could exploit this to cause a local Denial of Service by stalling the dcopserver in the authentication process. As a result all desktop functionality relying on DCOP will cease to function.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All kdelibs users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdelibs |