Mandrake alert: Updated kdelibs packages fix konqueror authentication leak
A vulnerability in Konqueror was discovered where it could inadvertently send authentication credentials to websites other than the intended site in clear text via the HTTP-referer header when authentication credentials are passed as part of a URL in the form http://user:password@host/.
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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name: kdelibs
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:079
Date: July 31st, 2003
Affected versions: 9.0, 9.1, Corporate Server 2.1
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Problem Description:
A vulnerability in Konqueror was discovered where it could
inadvertently send authentication credentials to websites other than
the intended site in clear text via the HTTP-referer header when
authentication credentials are passed as part of a URL in the form
http://user:password@host/.
The provided packages have a patch that corrects this issue.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0459
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030729-1.txt
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Updated Packages:
Corporate Server 2.1:
b8bc8c31085b3953081b68e84563eafb corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
2c202cd237dd49f4f722c5566bd987cc corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
fbdd8d3ee582d77450254a7e20c5edf5 corporate/2.1/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.src.rpm
Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64:
a57625bd5ba6e06c4bbd6c0a9a31338e x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5-2.1mdk.x86_64.rpm
05c01ebdeed267aa9a45201880907fb9 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.0.5-2.1mdk.x86_64.rpm
72279bba0e9901ddd8d17d7db35998ef x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5-2.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 9.0:
b8bc8c31085b3953081b68e84563eafb 9.0/RPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
2c202cd237dd49f4f722c5566bd987cc 9.0/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
fbdd8d3ee582d77450254a7e20c5edf5 9.0/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.0.5a-1.3mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 9.1:
407505c85c575715048509488bcf9137 9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-3.1-58.2mdk.i586.rpm
52921509997a7688377a6000d00711b7 9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-common-3.1-58.2mdk.i586.rpm
3ab334a2170fe9bd8fc035327d0ff178 9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.1-58.2mdk.i586.rpm
7c5f0501a362ac2c89e3ea8ef882990a 9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-static-devel-3.1-58.2mdk.i586.rpm
ee3757404d902cfe682f0da6e7fbebd0 9.1/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.1-58.2mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC:
e7092f9cf6c55fc0a7008e04e01e6d2c ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-3.1-58.2mdk.ppc.rpm
3db061e6d33b8f6c52450d81bfdd8350 ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-common-3.1-58.2mdk.ppc.rpm
310c9f897ec102364c4c3cdcd316489e ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.1-58.2mdk.ppc.rpm
759658ab119a0f16ea1d159e2e5a1f04 ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdelibs-static-devel-3.1-58.2mdk.ppc.rpm
ee3757404d902cfe682f0da6e7fbebd0 ppc/9.1/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.1-58.2mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
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