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KDE 3.0.5 Info Page

KDE 3.0.5 was released on November 18th, 2002. Read the official announcement.

FAQ

See the KDE FAQ for any specific questions you may have. Questions about Konqueror should be directed to the Konqueror FAQ and sound related questions are answered in the FAQ of the aRts Project

Download and Installation

Source code

LocationSizeMD5 Sum
arts-1.0.51001KB6d8292e33d51a626642ea01557e88e06
kde-i18n-3.0.593MBfc9d041f9c7eb23bfdb6e3ab928d8230
kdeaddons-3.0.5917KBe1d74a758921cf44b6f60874ecea2e33
kdeadmin-3.0.51.3MBc6600847d833a3f64dde2e347c4368de
kdeartwork-3.0.511MB0c48cbd9e8c0f3b6b4b83aa738be175a
kdebase-3.0.513MBe50369b20f8955e757eeda0a521a14f5
kdebindings-3.0.54.9MB0b2e0bd9ea6978c433997b52fb0f40a2
kdeedu-3.0.58.7MB6357bfb0c9ebf5502db1e7f4ecf3996d
kdegames-3.0.57.0MB7abec549c8d9506f2956714ff50cfc72
kdegraphics-3.0.52.6MBbba2ef4cf44d355c3eb93c876f1b7faf
kdelibs-3.0.57.3MBff22bd58b91ac34e476c308d345421aa
kdemultimedia-3.0.55.6MB07c32b5348eee503152b227b1a33342f
kdenetwork-3.0.53.7MB504032bceeef0dfa9ff02aed0faf795d
kdepim-3.0.53.1MBc537c56755353b386756a9a8b2c5a1f7
kdesdk-3.0.51.8MB8bab6e6bcca189e9f7fd55d5edf82c06
kdetoys-3.0.51.4MB3974bb197dd39fbd609405b9159e6044
kdeutils-3.0.51.5MB104620498429632d1489f93b241436a2
kdevelop-2.1.4_for_KDE_2.23.2MBc1a1ff46a88b399e9c5ec609b384c9fd
kdevelop-2.1.4_for_KDE_3.03.4MB403f982ff2f9cdc8b63913e63d3323f2

The translation package has been split into individual language packages so you can download only the translations you need.

Binary packages

Binary packages have meanwhile be removed from our FTP.

Updates

Security Issues

Please report possible problems to security@kde.org.

  • Several shell escaping vulnerabilities have been found throughout KDE which allow a remote attacker to execute commands as the local user. Read the detailed advisory. It is strongly recommended to update to KDE 3.0.5a.

  • Several problems with KDE's use of Ghostscript where discovered that allow the execution of arbitrary commands contained in PostScript (PS) or PDF files with the privileges of the victim. Read the detailed advisory. It is strongly recommended to update to KDE 3.0.5b
  • A HTTP authentication credentials leak via the a "Referrer" was discovered by George Staikos in Konqueror. If the HTTP authentication credentials were part of the URL they would be possibly sent in the referer header to a 3rd party web site. Read the detailed advisory. KDE 3.1.3 and newer are not vulnerable.

Bugs

This is a list of grave bugs and common pitfalls surfacing after the release date:

  • currently none known.

Developer Info

If you need help porting your application to KDE 3.x see the porting guide or subscribe to the KDE Devel Mailinglist to ask specific questions about porting your applications.

There is also info on the architecture and the programming interface of KDE 3.0.