Scientific Linux Security Update : xscreensaver on SL3.0.x i386/x86_64

Alex Yamauchi discovered a flaw in the way XScreenSaver verifies user passwords. When a system is using a remote directory service for login credentials, a local attacker may be able to cause a network outage causing XScreenSaver to crash, unlocking the screen. CVE-2007-1859 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

Scientific Linux Security Update : krb5 on SL5.x, SL4.x, SL3.x i386/x86_64

David Coffey discovered an uninitialized pointer free flaw in the RPC library used by kadmind. On Scientific Linux 4 and 5, glibc detects attempts to free invalid pointers. A remote unauthenticated attacker who can access kadmind could trigger this flaw and cause kadmind to crash. CVE-2007-2442...

Scientific Linux Security Update : elinks on SL5.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64

Details : An information disclosure flaw was found in the way ELinks passes https POST data to a proxy server. POST data sent via a proxy to an https site is not properly encrypted by ELinks, possibly allowing the disclosure of sensitive information. CVE-2007-5034 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

Scientific Linux Security Update : ImageMagick on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

Several heap-based buffer overflow flaws were found in ImageMagick. If a victim opened a specially crafted DCM or XWD file, an attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code on the victim's machine. CVE-2007-1797 Several denial of service flaws were found in ImageMagick's parsing of XCF and DC...

Scientific Linux Security Update : tomcat on SL5.x i386/x86_64

Some JSPs within the 'examples' web application did not escape user provided data. If the JSP examples were accessible, this flaw could allow a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks CVE-2007-2449. Note: it is recommended the 'examples' web application not be installed on a...

Scientific Linux Security Update : tar on SL5.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64

A path traversal flaw was discovered in the way GNU tar extracted archives. A malicious user could create a tar archive that could write to arbitrary files to which the user running GNU tar had write access. CVE-2007-4131 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text i...

Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL5.x, SL4.x, SL3.x i386/x86_64

Several flaws were found in the way in which Thunderbird processed certain malformed HTML mail content. An HTML mail message containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. JavaScript support is disabled by defau...

Scientific Linux Security Update : gdm on SL4.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the way the gdm package was built. The gdm package was missing TCP wrappers support on 64-bit platforms, which could result in an administrator believing they had access restrictions enabled when they did not. CVE-2007-5079 This update also fixes the following bug : - sometime...

Scientific Linux Security Update : openoffice.org2 on SL4.5 and 4.6 i386/x86_64

Multiple heap overflows and an integer underflow were found in the Quattro ProR import filter. An attacker could create a carefully crafted Quattro Pro file that could cause OpenOffice.org to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code if the file was opened by a victim. CVE-2007-5745, CVE-2007-5747...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kdelibs on SL5.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64

Two cross-site-scripting flaws were found in the way Konqueror processes certain HTML content. This could result in a malicious attacker presenting misleading content to an unsuspecting user. CVE-2007-0242, CVE-2007-0537 A flaw was found in KDE JavaScript implementation. A web page containing...

Scientific Linux Security Update : tk on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

An input validation flaw was discovered in Tk's GIF image handling. A code-size value read from a GIF image was not properly validated before being used, leading to a buffer overflow. A specially crafted GIF file could use this to cause a crash or, potentially, execute code with the privileges of...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64

CVE-2007-4567 kernel: ipv6hopjumbo remote system crash CVE-2009-4537 kernel: r8169 issue reported at 26c3 CVE-2009-4538 kernel: e1000e frame fragment issue CVE-2009-4536 kernel: e1000 issue reported at 26c3 This update fixes the following security issues : - a flaw was found in the IPv6 Extension...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL3.x i386/x86_64

There were no new features introduced by this update. The only changes that have been included address critical customer needs or security issues elaborated below. Key areas affected by fixes in this update include the networking subsystem, dcache handling, the ext2 and ext3 file systems, the USB...

Scientific Linux Security Update : xterm on SL4.x i386/x86_64

A bug was found in the way xterm packages were built that caused the pseudo-terminal device files of the xterm emulated terminals to be owned by the incorrect group. This flaw did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 and earlier. CVE-2007-2797 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libpng on SL3.x i386/x86_64

Several flaws were discovered in the way libpng handled various PNG image chunks. An attacker could create a carefully crafted PNG image file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with libpng to crash when the file was manipulated. CVE-2007-5269 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

Scientific Linux Security Update : qt on SL5.x, SL4.x, SL3.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the way Qt expanded certain UTF8 characters. It was possible to prevent a Qt-based application from properly sanitizing user supplied input. This could, for example, result in a cross-site scripting attack against the Konqueror web browser. CVE-2007-0242 A buffer overflow flaw...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libpng on SL5.x, SL4.x, SL3.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the handling of malformed images in libpng. An attacker could create a carefully crafted PNG image file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with libpng to crash when the file was manipulated. CVE-2007-2445 A flaw was found in the sPLT chunk handling code in...

Scientific Linux Security Update : postgresql on SL4 i386,x86_64, SL5 i386

Updated postgresql packages that fix several security issues are now available. A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL allows authenticated users to execute security-definer functions. It was possible for an unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the security-definer...

Scientific Linux Security Update : ipsec-tools on SL5.x i386/x86_64

A denial of service flaw was found in the ipsec-tools racoon daemon. It was possible for a remote attacker, with knowledge of an existing ipsec tunnel, to terminate the ipsec connection between two machines. CVE-2007-1841 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text i...

Scientific Linux Security Update : hplip on SL5.x i386/x86_64

Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the way the hplip hpssd daemon handled user input. A local attacker could send a specially crafted request to the hpssd daemon, possibly allowing them to run arbitrary commands as the root user. CVE-2007-5208. On Scientific Linux 5, the SELinux targeted policy for...