KDE KDELibs up to 3.2.2 FTP Command Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in KDE KDELibs up to 3.2.2. This affects an unknown code of the component FTP Command. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Konqueror 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary FTP commands via an ftp:// URL that contains a URL-encoded newline ("%0a") before the FTP command, which causes the commands to be inserted into the resulting FTP session, as demonstrated using a PORT command.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2004. The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2005 by Albert Puigsech Galicia (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1165 since 12/09/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 34 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17140 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2005:045)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 3.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18384) and Tenable (17140). The entries 1028 and 3650 are pretty similar.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Nessus ID: 17140
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2005:045)
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OpenVAS ID: 53742
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 631-1 (kdelibs)
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Upgrade: KDELibs 3.3.1
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12/06/2004 🔍
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12/07/2004 +1 days 🔍
12/09/2004 +2 days 🔍
01/10/2005 +32 days 🔍
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02/27/2005 +9 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3663 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Albert Puigsech Galicia
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1165 (🔍)
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X-Force: 18384
Vulnerability Center: 7157 - Konqueror 3.3.1 Allows FTP Commands Execution, High
SecurityFocus: 11827 - KDE FTP KIOSlave URI Arbitrary FTP Server Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 13696
OSVDB: 12853 - Multiple Web browsers FTP command execution

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Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 06/05/2019 16:17
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (73), 06/05/2019 16:17 (8)
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