Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: mysql security update

Updated mysql packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of the MySQL server...

Ubuntu Update for MySQL vulnerabilities USN-897-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-897-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN8971.nasl 7965 2017-12-01 07:38:25Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for MySQL vulnerabilities USN-897-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

openoffice.org security update

1.1.5-10.0.7.3 - Resolves: rhbz529748 openoffice.org various flaws - CVE-2009-3301 OpenOffice.org Word sprmTDefTable Memory Corruption - CVE-2009-3302 OpenOffice.org Word sprmTSetBrc Memory Corruption 1.1.5-10.0.7.2 - Resolves: rhbz529748 openoffice.org various flaws - CVE-2009-2950 GIF file...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10 : mysql-dfsg-5.0, mysql-dfsg-5.1 vulnerabilities (USN-897-1)

It was discovered that MySQL could be made to overwrite existing table files in the data directory. An authenticated user could use the DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options to possibly bypass privilege checks. This update alters table creation behaviour by disallowing the use of the MySQL...

USN-897-1: MySQL vulnerabilities

It was discovered that MySQL could be made to overwrite existing table files in the data directory. An authenticated user could use the DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options to possibly bypass privilege checks. This update alters table creation behaviour by disallowing the use of the MySQL...

Will Google Browser Bug Bounty Entice Researchers?

To entice security researchers to look for holes in the Chrome browser, Google has announced it will pay $500 for dangerous security flaws found in the code. But several experts say that’s not enough money to motivate skilled vulnerability researchers. Read the full story CNet...

Anonymous Hacker Exposes Voice Encryption Flaws

A vast majority of voice encryption products are seriously flawed, according to controversial tests by an anonymous hacker. Using the commercially available FlexiSpy wiretapping utility and a ‘homemade’ Trojan, Notrax the anonymous hacker’s nickname claims to have defeated 11 out of 15 voice...

Google to Pay For Bugs Found in Chromium

Google is starting a new program that will pay security researchers a $500 bounty for every security bug they find in Chromium, the open-source codebase behind the Google Chrome browser, as well as for bugs found in Chrome itself. The company said Thursday that the plan is both meant as a reward...

Critical: Red Hat Security Advisory: acroread security update

The acroread packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras contain security flaws and should not be used. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Form...

RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2010:0046)

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux...

CentOS Update for krb5-devel CESA-2010:0029 centos4 i386

Check for the Version of krb5-devel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for krb5-devel CESA-2010:0029 centos4 i386 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modif...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0020 centos4 x86_64

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0020 centos4 x8664 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it...

RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : krb5 (RHSA-2010:0029)

Updated krb5 packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7, 5.2, and 5.3 Extended Update Support. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Kerberos...

Oracle to Patch 24 Security Flaws

Database server giant Oracle is joining Microsoft and Adobe this Patch Tuesday. As part of its Critical Patch Update schedule, Oracle plans to ship 24 security patches on January 12 to cover a wide range of serious vulnerabilities in its database and application server products. “Due to the threa...

Microsoft Plans Quiet January Patch Tuesday

Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday for 2010 will be very light: A solitary bulletin addressing a vulnerability that is rated critical only for Windows 2000 users. According to Redmond’s advance notice for the next batch of patches due on January 12, the bulletin is rated “low” for every other affect...

CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0569)

Updated firefox packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser. Multiple flaws were found in the processi...

CentOS 5 : nfs-utils-lib (CESA-2007:0951)

An updated nfs-utils-lib package to correct two security flaws is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The nfs-utils-lib package contains support libraries that are needed by the command...

CentOS 5 : pcre (CESA-2007:0967)

Updated pcre packages that correct two security flaws are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. PCRE is a Perl-compatible regular expression library. Multiple flaws were found in the way...

CentOS 5 : openoffice.org / hsqldb (CESA-2007:1048)

Updated openoffice.org and hsqldb packages that fix security flaws are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite. HSQLDB is a Java relational...

CentOS 4 : gnutls (CESA-2008:0492)

Updated gnutls packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The GnuTLS Library provides support for cryptographic algorithms and protocols such as...