GLSA 200902-05: KTorrent: Multiple vulnerabilitites

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Severity:	high
Title:	KTorrent: Multiple vulnerabilitites
Date:	02/23/2009
Bugs:	#244741
ID:	200902-05

Synopsis

Two vulnerabilities in the web interface plugin in KTorrent allow for remote execution of code and arbitrary torrent uploads.

Background

KTorrent is a BitTorrent program for KDE.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-p2p/ktorrent	< 2.2.8	>= 2.2.8	All supported architectures

Description

The web interface plugin does not restrict access to the torrent upload functionality (CVE-2008-5905) and does not sanitize request parameters properly (CVE-2008-5906) .

Impact

A remote attacker could send specially crafted parameters to the web interface that would allow for arbitrary torrent uploads and remote code execution with the privileges of the KTorrent process.

Workaround

Disabling the web interface plugin will prevent exploitation of both issues. Click "Plugins" in the configuration menu and uncheck the checkbox left of "WebInterface", then apply the changes.

Resolution

All KTorrent users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/ktorrent-2.2.8"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-05.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.