Konqueror: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background

Konqueror is the KDE web browser and file manager.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Konqueror. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted web site using Konqueror, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Konqueror users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/konqueror-4.9.3-r1"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since November 11, 2012. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.