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

CVE-2009-3026 pidgin: ignores SSL/TLS requirements with old jabber servers CVE-2009-2703 Pidgin: NULL pointer dereference by handling IRC topics DoS CVE-2009-3083 Pidgin: NULL pointer dereference by processing incomplete MSN SLP invite DoS CVE-2009-3085 Pidgin: NULL pointer dereference by...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libtiff on SL6.x i386/x86_64

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff processed certain TIFF image files that were compressed with the JPEG compression algorithm. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff ...

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

An invalid pointer dereference flaw was found in the Wireshark SMB and SMB2 dissectors. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. CVE-2009-4377 Several buffer overflow flaw...

Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120213)

The glibc packages contain the standard C libraries used by multiple programs on the system. These packages contain the standard C and the standard math libraries. Without these two libraries, a Linux system cannot function properly. An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer...

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

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the ImageMagick routine responsible for creating X11 images. An attacker could create a specially crafted image file that, when opened by a victim, would cause ImageMagick to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary...

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

CVE-2009-3736 libtool: libltdl may load and execute code from a library in the current directory A flaw was found in the way GNU Libtool's libltdl library looked for modules to load. It was possible for libltdl to load and run modules from an arbitrary library in the current working directory. If...

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

CVE-2009-2663 libvorbis: Improper codec headers processing DoS, ACE An insufficient input validation flaw was found in the way libvorbis processes the codec file headers static mode headers and encoding books of the Ogg Vorbis audio file format Ogg. A remote attacker could provide a specially...

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

CVE-2009-2957, CVE-2009-2958 dnsmasq: multiple vulnerabilities in TFTP server Core Security Technologies discovered a heap overflow flaw in dnsmasq when the TFTP service is enabled the '--enable-tftp' command line option, or by enabling 'enable-tftp' in '/etc/dnsmasq.conf'. If the configured...

Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL6.x i386/x86_64

The glibc packages contain the standard C libraries used by multiple programs on the system. These packages contain the standard C and the standard math libraries. Without these two libraries, a Linux system cannot function properly. A flaw was found in the way the ldd utility identified...

Scientific Linux Security Update : gstreamer-plugins-good on SL5.x i386/x86_64

Multiple heap buffer overflows and an array indexing error were found in the GStreamer's QuickTime media file format decoding plugin. An attacker could create a carefully-crafted QuickTime media .mov file that would cause an application using GStreamer to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary...

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

David Kierznowski discovered a flaw in libcurl where it would not differentiate between different target URLs when handling automatic redirects. This caused libcurl to follow any new URL that it understood, including the 'file://' URL type. This could allow a remote server to force a local...

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

A flaw was found in the way the Avahi daemon avahi-daemon processed Multicast DNS mDNS packets with corrupted checksums. An attacker on the local network could use this flaw to cause avahi-daemon on a target system to exit unexpectedly via specially crafted mDNS packets. CVE-2010-2244 A flaw was...

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. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could trigger a NULL pointer dereference that could cause the racoon daemon to crash. CVE-2009-1574 Multiple memory leak flaws were found in the ipsec-tools racoon daemon. If a remote attacker...

Scientific Linux Security Update : xmlsec1 on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

CVE-2009-0217 xmlsec1, mono, xml-security-c, xml-security-1.3.0-1jpp.ep1.: XMLDsig HMAC-based signatures spoofing and authentication bypass A missing check for the recommended minimum length of the truncated form of HMAC-based XML signatures was found in xmlsec1. An attacker could use this flaw t...

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

The Mandriva Linux Engineering Team discovered a stack-based buffer overflow flaw in the ISC DHCP client. If the DHCP client were to receive a malicious DHCP response, it could crash or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the client root. CVE-2009-0692 An insecure temporary file use fl...

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

Petr Gajdos and Christian Kornacker of SUSE reported a buffer overflow flaw in KPDF's Type 1 font parser. A specially crafted PDF file with an embedded Type 1 font could cause KPDF to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when opened. CVE-2009-4035 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

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

CVE-2009-4212 krb: KDC integer overflows in AES and RC4 decryption routines MITKRB5-SA-2009-004 Multiple integer underflow flaws, leading to heap-based corruption, were found in the way the MIT Kerberos Key Distribution Center KDC decrypted ciphertexts encrypted with the Advanced Encryption...

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

The GIMP GNU Image Manipulation Program is an image composition and editing program. An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the GIMP's Microsoft Windows Bitmap BMP and Personal Computer eXchange PCX image file plug-ins. An attacker could create a specially...

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

An attacker with control of a fileserver, or the ability to forge RX packets, can crash the cache manager, and hence the kernel, of affected Linux AFS clients. CVE-2009-1250 An attacker with control of a fileserver, or the ability to forge RX packets, can crash the cache manager, and hence the...

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

Multiple flaws were found in the Python rgbimg module. If an application written in Python was using the rgbimg module and loaded a specially crafted SGI image file, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the applicatio...