Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : samba (MDKSA-2001:062)

Michal Zalewski has found a vulnerability in all versions of Samba prior to 2.0.10 where if a client sends an invalid netbios name Samba could be tricked into appending it's log to files writable by root. This can be very dangerous if combined with a symlink created by a local user. Note that the...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2003:110)

A vulnerability was discovered in the Linux kernel versions 2.4.22 and previous. A flaw in bounds checking in the dobrk function can allow a local attacker to gain root privileges. This vulnerability is known to be exploitable; an exploit is in the wild at this time. The Mandrake Linux 9.2 kernel...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : uucp (MDKSA-2001:078)

Zen Parse discovered that an argument handling problem that exists in the uucp package can allow a local attacker to gain access to the uucp user or group. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Mandrake Linu...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gkrellm (MDKSA-2003:087)

A buffer overflow was discovered in gkrellmd, the server component of the gkrellm monitor package, in versions of gkrellm 2.1.x prior to 2.1.14. This buffer overflow occurs while reading data from connected gkrellm clients and can lead to possible arbitrary code execution as the user running the...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cvs (MDKSA-2004:048)

Stefan Esser discovered that malformed 'Entry' lines in combination with Is-modified and Unchanged can be used to overflow malloced memory in a way that can be remotely exploited. The updated packages contain a patch to correct the problem. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libsafe (MDKSA-2002:026)

Wojciech Purczynski discovered that format string protection in libsafe can be easily bypassed by using flag characters that are implemented in glibc but are not implemented in libsafe. It was also discovered that printf function wrappers incorrectly parse argument indexing in format strings,...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : passwd (MDKSA-2001:091)

The default pam files for the passwd program did not include support for md5 passwords, thus any password changes or post-install added users would not have md5 passwords. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted fr...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : net-snmp (MDKSA-2003:115)

A vulnerability in Net-SNMP versions prior to 5.0.9 could allow an existing user/community to gain access to data in MIB objects that were explicitly excluded from their view. The updated packages provide Net-SNMP version 5.0.9 which is not vulnerable to this issue and also fixes a number of othe...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : jmcce (MDKSA-2002:008)

A problem exists in the jmcce program that is used for Chinese text on the console. jmcce is installed setuid root and places log files in /tmp; because jmcce does not perform suitable checking on the files it writes to and because it uses a predictable logfile name, an attacker could exploit thi...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDKSA-2003:104)

A bug in versions of CUPS prior to 1.1.19 was reported by Paul Mitcheson in the Internet Printing Protocol IPP implementation would result in CUPS going into a busy loop, which could result in a Denial of Service DoS condition. To be able to exploit this problem, an attacker would need to be able...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : fetchmail (MDKSA-2002:063)

Several buffer overflows and a boundary check error were discovered in all fetchmail versions prior to 6.1.0 by e-matters GmbH. These problems are vulnerable to crashes and/or arbitrary code execution by remote attackers if fetchmail is running in multidrop mode. The code execution would be done...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : imap (MDKSA-2002:034)

A buffer overflow was discovered in the imap server that could allow a malicious user to run code on the server with the uid and gid of the email owner by constructing a malformed request that would trigger the buffer overflow. However, the user must successfully authenticate to the imap service ...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libneon (MDKSA-2004:032)

A number of various format string vulnerabilities were discovered in the error output handling of Neon, the HTTP and WebDAV client library, by Thomas Wana. These problems affect all versions of Neon from 0.19.0 up to and including 0.24.4. All users are encouraged to upgrade. All client software...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : squid (MDKSA-2001:088)

Vladimir Ivaschenko found a problem in the squid proxy server. Certain FTP requests could cause the squid daemon to abort, making it unavailable for a few seconds. If enough of these requests are sent in a short period of time, the squid daemon will not restart itself. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenab...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : glibc (MDKSA-2003:037)

An integer overflow was discovered by eEye Digital Security in the xdrmemgetbytes function of glibc 2.3.1 and earlier. This function is part of the XDR encoder/decoder derived from Sun's RPC implementation. Depending upon the application, this vulnerability can cause buffer overflows and could...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : metamail (MDKSA-2004:014)

Two format string and two buffer overflow vulnerabilities were discovered in metamail by Ulf Harnhammar. The updated packages are patched to fix these holes. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Mandrake...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : eog (MDKSA-2003:048)

A vulnerability was discovered in the Eye of GNOME EOG program, version 2.2.0 and earlier, that is used for displaying graphics. A carefully crafted filename passed to eog could lead to the execution of arbitrary code as the user executing eog. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : minicom (MDKSA-2001:051)

Several format string vulnerabilities exist in the minicom program. These bugs can be exploited to obtain group uucp privilege. A simple fix is to simply remove the setgid bit on /usr/bin/minicom, however these new packages introduce some fixes for the vulnerabilities through a patch from Red Hat...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : Eterm (MDKSA-2003:040)

Digital Defense Inc. released a paper detailing insecurities in various terminal emulators, including Eterm. Many of the features supported by these programs can be abused when untrusted data is displayed on the screen. This abuse can be anything from garbage data being displayed to the screen or...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gftp (MDKSA-2001:044)

A format string vulnerability exists in all versions of gftp prior to version 2.0.8. This vulnerability has been fixed upstream in version 2.0.8. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Mandrake Linux Security...