Explain CVE-2006-0019
Heap-based buffer overflow in the encodeURI and decodeURI functions in the kjs JavaScript interpreter engine in KDE 3.2.0 through 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted, UTF-8 encoded URI.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11858', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11858'}, {'name': '18500', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/18500'}, {'name': '18552', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/18552'}, {'name': 'kde-kjs-bo(24242)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24242'}, {'name': '364', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SREASON'], 'url': 'http://securityreason.com/securityalert/364'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.3-kdelibs-kjs.diff'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2006:003', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422489/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '20060119 [KDE Security Advisory] kjs encodeuri/decodeuri heap overflow', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422464/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'FLSA:178606', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2006:019', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:019'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2006:0184', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0184.html'}, {'name': '18559', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/18559'}, {'name': '1015512', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1015512'}, {'name': 'ADV-2006-0265', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0265'}, {'name': '18583', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/18583'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060119-1.txt'}, {'name': 'USN-245-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-245-1'}, {'name': '18570', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/18570'}, {'name': 'SSA:2006-045-05', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.361107'}, {'name': 'DSA-948', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-948'}, {'name': '22659', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/22659'}, {'name': '18540', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/18540'}, {'name': '16325', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16325'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200601-11', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-11.xml'}, {'name': '18899', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/18899'}, {'name': '18561', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/18561'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED