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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in KDE up to 3.1.1. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component PostScript/PDF Document Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
KDE 2 and KDE 3.1.1 and earlier 3.x versions allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) PostScript (PS) or (2) PDF files, related to missing -dPARANOIDSAFER and -dSAFER arguments when using the kghostview Ghostscript viewer.
The bug was discovered 04/09/2003. The weakness was shared 05/05/2003 with KDE Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kde.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0204 since 04/14/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15130 (Debian DSA-293-1 : kdelibs - insecure execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11767) and Tenable (15130).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 15130
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-293-1 : kdelibs - insecure execution
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OpenVAS ID: 53353
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 284-1 (kdegraphics)
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Sources
Advisory: kde.orgOrganization: KDE Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0204 (🔍)
X-Force: 11767
Vulnerability Center: 6923 - Code Execution in KDE <= 3.1.1 via PostScript or PDF Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 7318 - KDE Postscript/PDF File Processing Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13001 - KDE PostScript (PS) and PDF shell command execution
Entry
Created: 08/11/2014 23:43Updated: 05/29/2019 16:14
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:43 (66), 05/29/2019 16:14 (10)
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