Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tetex (MDKSA-2005:044)

Previous updates to correct integer overflow issues affecting xpdf overlooked certain conditions when built for a 64 bit platform. formerly CVE-2004-0888. This also affects applications like tetex, that use embedded versions of xpdf. The updated packages are patched to deal with these issues...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : Mesa (MDKSA-2001:029)

Ben Collins identified a temporary file race in the Utah-glx component of the Mesa package which affects Linux-Mandrake 7.2. The /tmp/glxmemory file is created by Utah-glx and because it is not created securely could be used in a symlink attack which allows files to be overwritten the next time t...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xsoldier (MDKSA-2000:004)

A vulnerability in xsoldier will allow any user to exploit a buffer overflow. This user does not have to have a valid $DISPLAY to exploit this. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Mandrake Linux Security...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : bash1 (MDKSA-2000:075)

The bash1 shell program has the same vulnerability that tcsh has and incorrectly creates temporary files without the OEXCL flag. This vulnerability does not exist in bash2 which uses the OEXCL flag when creating temporary files. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mod_perl (MDKSA-2000:046)

The configuration file, /etc/httpd/conf/addon-modules/modperl.conf contained an Options directive that was not entirely secure and allowed people to browse the /perl/ directory. This update adds the '-Indexes' directive to the Options command, thus making the directory non- browseable...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : BitchX (MDKSA-2000:017)

A denial of service vulnerability exists in BitchX. Improper handling of incoming invitation messages can crash the client. Any user on IRC can send the client an invitation message that causes BitchX to segfault. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and packa...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : linuxconf (MDKSA-2001:011)

WireX discovered a potential temporary file race problem in the vpop3d program in the linuxconf package. This update corrects the problem. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Adviso...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : bind (MDKSA-2000:010)

By default bind is launched as user and group root. This setting can give the possibility to easily exploit vulnerabities in bind. Thanks to Nicolas MONNET for his contribution. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : rp-pppoe (MDKSA-2000:084)

rp-pppoe is a userspace PPPoE client mainly used with ADSL connections which require PPP. Versions prior to 2.5 have a security problem that, when exploited, causes the connection to be dropped. If rp-pppoe receives a crafted TCP segment with an option where the option-length field is zero illega...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : nfs-utils (MDKSA-2000:021)

A bug recently discovered in the nfs-utils package can theoretically be used for gaining remote root access. While there are currently no known exploits for this bug, we recommend upgrading to the latest version which fixes the bug. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gnupg (MDKSA-2000:063-1)

A problem exists in all versions of GnuPG prior to and including 1.0.3. Because of this problem, GnuPG may report files which have been signed with multiple keys one or more of which may be incorrect to be valid even if one of the signatures is in fact valid. Update : The previous packages...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : jpilot (MDKSA-2000:081)

The jpilot program automatically creates a directory called .jpilot/ in the user's home directory with 777 world read/write/execute permissions. This directory is used to store all backups, configuration and synchronized Palm Pilot information. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : inn (MDKSA-2000:016)

A vulnerability exists when verifycancels is enabled in /etc/news/inn.conf. This vulnerability could be used to gain root access on any system with inn installed. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Mandra...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : glibc (MDKSA-2001:012)

The LDPRELOAD variable in the GNU C Library is honoured normally even for SUID/SGID applications but removed afterwards from the environment if it does not contain '/' characters. There is a special check which only preloads found libraries if they have the SUID bit set. However, if a library has...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDKSA-2001:023)

A number of problems were found by the SuSE security team recently during an internal audit of the CUPS printing package. These problems have been resolved with the latest CUPS release which include temp file creation vulnerabilities, potential buffer overflows, and other security enhancements. I...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : koffice (MDKSA-2005:056)

Previous updates to correct integer overflow issues affecting xpdf overlooked certain conditions when built for a 64 bit platform. formerly CVE-2004-0888. This also affects applications like koffice, that use embedded versions of xpdf. The updated packages are patched to deal with these issues...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sudo (MDKSA-2001:024-1)

A buffer overflow exists in the sudo program which could be used by an attacker to obtain higher privileges. sudo is a program used to delegate superuser privileges to ordinary users and only for specific commands. Update : The sudo package for 7.1 used the system-auth facility of newer pam...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : glibc (MDKSA-2000:040)

A bug was discovered in ld.so that could allow local users to obtain root privileges. The dynamic loader, ld.so, is responsible for making shared libraries available within a program at run-time. Normally, a user is allowed to load additional shared libraries when executing a program; they can be...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tcsh (MDKSA-2000:069)

A vulnerability exists with tcsh when using the in-here documents with the syntax. When doing this, tcsh uses a temporary file to store the data. Unfortunately, the temporary file is not created securely and standard symlink attacks can be used to make tcsh overwrite arbitrary files. %NASLMINLEVE...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cvsweb (MDKSA-2000:019)

Cvsweb contains a hole that provides attackers who have write access to a cvs repository with shell access. Thus, attackers who have write access to a cvs repository but not shell access can obtain a shell. In addition, anyone with write access to a cvs repository that is viewable with cvsweb can...