Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 9.1 / current : xine-lib (SSA:2005-283-01)

New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix a security issue. A format string bug may allow the execution of arbitrary code as the user running a xine-lib linked application. The attacker must provide by uploading or running a server specially...

Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator vulnerable to buffer overflow via specially crafted network message

Overview Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator MSDTC may be vulnerable to a flaw that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. Description The Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator MSDTC is described by Microsoft as "distributed transaction facility for...

RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:791)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2005:791 advisory. - security flaw CVE-2005-2702, CVE-2005-2703, CVE-2005-2704, CVE-2005-2705, CVE-2005-2706, CVE-2005-2707, CVE-2005-2871, CVE-2005-2968 Note...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : hylafax (MDKSA-2005:177)

faxcron, recvstats, and xferfaxstats in HylaFax 4.2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. CVE-2005-3069 In addition, HylaFax has some provisional support for Unix domain sockets, which is disabled in the default compile configuratio...

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Service Buffer Overflow (MS05-043; CVE-2005-1984)

The Print Spooler service is a system service that manages print job spools to the printer. A vulnerability was detected in the Print Spooler service for several Microsoft Windows operating systems that can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Print Spooler Service packe...

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Service Buffer Overflow (MS05-043; CVE-2005-1984)

The Print Spooler service is a system service that manages print job spools to the printer. A vulnerability was detected in the Print Spooler service for several Microsoft Windows operating systems that can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Print Spooler Service packe...

Security fix for the ALT Linux 9 package openssl10 version 0.9.7g-alt3

Oct. 11, 2005 Dmitry V. Levin 0.9.7g-alt3 - Applied upstream fix for potential SSL 2.0 rollback during SSL handshake CAN-2005-2969...

Vulnerability in OpenSSL CVE-2005-2969

A deprecated option, SSLOPMISESSLV2RSAPADDING, could allow an attacker acting as a “man in the middle” to force a connection to downgrade to SSL 2.0 even if both parties support better protocols. Found by researcher...

Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Memory Corruption (MS05-051; CVE-2005-2119)

DTC Distributed Transaction Coordinator is a system service that coordinates transactions. A vulnerability was detected in the DTC service for several Microsoft Windows operating systems that can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DTC packet...

SUSE-SA:2005:059: RealPlayer

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:059 RealPlayer. The following security issue in RealPlayer was fixed: - A format string bug in the RealPix .rp file format parser CVE-2005-2710. This bug allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially...

RHEL 4 : openssh (RHSA-2005:527)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2005:527 advisory. OpenSSH is OpenBSD's SSH Secure SHell protocol implementation. An error in the way OpenSSH handled GSSAPI credential delegation was discovere...

Microsoft DirectShow buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectShow may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft DirectShow is a programming architecture for streaming multimedia on the Microsoft Windows platform. An input validation error in...

Microsoft Plug and Play fails to properly validate user supplied data

Overview Microsoft Plug and Play contains a flaw in message buffer handling that may result in local or remote arbitrary code execution or a denial-of-service condition. Description The following is from the Microsoft Plug and Play description: Plug and Play PnP allows the operating system to...

Microsoft Windows Shell fails to handle shortcut files properly

Overview Microsoft Windows Shell does not properly handle some shortcut files and may permit arbitrary code execution when a specially-crafted file is opened. Description Microsoft Windows supports files that point to another file, called "shortcut" files. These files have the .lnk extension, and...

MS05-050: Vulnerability in DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (904706)

The remote host contains a version of DirectX that is vulnerable to a remote code execution flaw. To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to send a specially malformed .avi file to a user on the remote host and have him open it. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if...

Security fix for the ALT Linux 8 package openssl10 version 0.9.7g-alt3

Oct. 11, 2005 Dmitry V. Levin 0.9.7g-alt3 - Applied upstream fix for potential SSL 2.0 rollback during SSL handshake CAN-2005-2969...

Microsoft NetWare Client Service Crafted Message Code Execution (MS05-046; CVE-2005-1985)

Microsoft's Client Service for Netware provides connectivity infrastructure for Novel Netware systems. A vulnerability was detected in the Client Service for NetWare service for several Microsoft Windows operating systems that can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted...

RHEL 4 : binutils (RHSA-2005:673)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2005:673 advisory. Binutils is a collection of utilities used for the creation of executable code. A number of bugs were found in various binutils tools. If a user is...

Microsoft COM+ contains a memory management flaw

Overview Microsoft COM+ contains a vulnerability due to a memory management flaw that may allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system. Description Microsoft gives the following definition of COM+: COM+ is the next step in the evolution of the Microsoft Component Object Model...

Debian DSA-853-1 : ethereal - several vulnerabilities

Several security problems have been discovered in ethereal, a commonly used network traffic analyser. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CAN-2005-2360 Memory allocation errors in the LDAP dissector can cause a denial of service. - CAN-2005-2361...