Description
Unknown vulnerability in the telnet KIO subsystem (telnet.protocol) of KDE 2.x 2.1 and later allows local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain URL.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.0 | kdelibs | 2.2.2-13.woody.5 | DSA-204 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-204 kdelibs - arbitrary program execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 20021114 GLSA: kdelibs mailing-list
- 8298 third-party-advisory
- kde-telnet-command-execution(10603) vdb-entry
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021111-1.txt
- MDKSA-2002:079 vendor-advisory
- 20021112 KDE Security Advisory: rlogin.protocol and telnet.protocol URL KIO Vulnerability mailing-list
- DSA-204 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2002:220 vendor-advisory
- 6182 vdb-entry