Kommander: Insecure remote script execution — GLSA 200504-23

Kommander executes remote scripts without confirmation, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Affected packages

Package 	kde-base/kdewebdev on all architectures
Affected versions 	< 3.3.2-r2
Unaffected versions 	>= 3.3.2-r2

Background

KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like Operating Systems. Kommander is a visual dialog editor and interpreter for KDE applications, part of the kdewebdev package.

Description

Kommander executes data files from possibly untrusted locations without user confirmation.

Impact

An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Kommander.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All kdewebdev users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdewebdev-3.3.2-r2"

References

    CAN-2005-0754
    KDE Security Advisory: Kommander untrusted code execution