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Ubuntu USN-711-1 (ktorrent)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to ktorrent announced via advisory USN-711-1.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that KTorrent did not properly restrict access when using the web interface plugin. A remote attacker could use a crafted http request and upload arbitrary torrent files to trigger the start of downloads and seeding. (CVE-2008-5905) It was discovered that KTorrent did not properly handle certain parameters when using the web interface plugin. A remote attacker could use crafted http requests to execute arbitrary PHP code. (CVE-2008-5906)
Solution
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 7.10: ktorrent 2.2.1-0ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: ktorrent 2.2.5-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 8.10: ktorrent 3.1.2+dfsg.1-0ubuntu2.1 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart KTorrent to effect the necessary changes. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-711-1
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
- CVE-2008-5905
- CVE-2008-5906
- CVE-2008-2712
- CVE-2008-4101
- CVE-2005-2090
- CVE-2005-3510
- CVE-2006-3835
- CVE-2006-7195
- CVE-2006-7196
- CVE-2007-0450
- CVE-2007-1355
- CVE-2007-1358
- CVE-2007-1858
- CVE-2007-2449
- CVE-2007-2450
- CVE-2007-3382
- CVE-2007-3385
- CVE-2007-3386
- CVE-2008-0128
- CVE-2008-3358
- CVE-2009-0042
- CVE-2009-0135
- CVE-2009-0136
- CVE-2008-5347
- CVE-2008-5348
- CVE-2008-5349
- CVE-2008-5350
- CVE-2008-5351
- CVE-2008-5352
- CVE-2008-5353
- CVE-2008-5354
- CVE-2008-5358
- CVE-2008-5359
- CVE-2008-5360