Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: gaim security update

Updated gaim packages are now available for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server. These updates fix a vulnerability in the default URL handler. Gaim is an all-in-one instant messaging client that lets you use a number of messaging protocols such as AIM, ICQ, and Yahoo, all at once. Versions of gaim prio...

CVE-2000-1213

The CVE-2000-1213 entry concerns ping (iputils) before 20001010, distributed on Red Hat Linux 6.2–7J and other OSes. The root cause is that ping fails to drop privileges after acquiring a raw socket, increasing exposure to bugs that would occur at lower privileges. The vulnerability is tied to th...

CVE-2000-1213

ping in iputils before 20001010, as distributed on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7J and other operating systems, does not drop privileges after acquiring a raw socket, which increases ping's exposure to bugs that otherwise would occur at lower privileges...

CVE-2000-1214

The CVE-2000-1214 issue affects the iputils package’s ping utility. Specifically, buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the (1) outpack and (2) buf variables within ping on iputils versions prior to the 20001010 release, as distributed on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7J and other operating system...

CVE-2000-1214

Buffer overflows in the 1 outpack or 2 buf variables of ping in iputils before 20001010, as distributed on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7J and other operating systems, may allow local users to gain privileges...

iDEFENSE Security Advisory: Linuxconf locally exploitable buffer overflow

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 08.28.2002 Linuxconf locally exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability DESCRIPTION A vulnerability exists in linuxconf which if the LINUXCONFLANG environment variable processes at least 964 bytes of data, a buffer overflow...

[RHSA-2002:158-09] New kernel update available, fixes i810 video oops, several security issues

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: New kernel update available, fixes i810 video oops, several security issues Advisory ID: RHSA-2002:158-09 Issue date: 2002-07-26 Updated on: 2002-08-20 Product: Red Hat Linux...

CVE-2002-0638

setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in...

CVE-2002-0849

CVE-2002-0849 : The Linux-iSCSI implementation installs the iscsi.conf file with world-readable permissions on some OSes (e.g., Red Hat Linux Limbo Beta #1), which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the cleartext CHAP password. Root cause: file permissions on iscsi.conf. Impact...

CVE-2002-0849

Linux-iSCSI iSCSI implementation installs the iscsi.conf file with world-readable permissions on some operating systems, including Red Hat Linux Limbo Beta 1, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the cleartext CHAP password...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: libpng security update

Updated libpng packages are available that fix a buffer overflow vulnerability. The libpng package contains a library of functions for creating and manipulating PNG Portable Network Graphics image format files. PNG is a bit-mapped graphics format similar to the GIF format. Versions of libpng prio...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: gaim security update

Updated gaim packages are now available for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server. These updates fix a buffer overflow in the Jabber plug-in module. Gaim is an instant messaging client based on the published TOC protocol from AOL. Versions of gaim prior to 0.58 contain a buffer overflow in the Jabber...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated mm packages fix temporary file handling

Updated mm packages are now available for Red Hat Linux 7, 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3. These updates address possible vulnerabilities in how the MM library opens temporary files. The MM library provides an abstraction layer which allows related processes to share data easily. On systems where shared memor...

CVE-2000-1207

userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in glibc and allows the programs to be exploited via format string vulnerabilities in glibc via the LANG or LCALL environment variables CVE-2000-0844...

CVE-2000-1207

CVE-2000-1207 affects the userhelper component in the Red Hat Linux usermode package. It executes non-setuid programs as root, which prevents glibc security measures from activating. This creates a local exposure where vulnerable programs can be exploited via format string weaknesses in glibc, tr...

RAZOR advisory: Linux util-linux chfn local root vulnerability

Linux util-linux chfn local root vulnerability Issue Date: July 29, 2002 Contact: Michal Zalewski CVE: CAN-2002-0638 CERT vulnerability note: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405955 the URL should be accessible soon Topic: A locally exploitable vulnerability is present in the util-linux package...

Critical: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated openssl packages fix remote vulnerabilities

Updated OpenSSL packages are available which fix several serious buffer overflow vulnerabilities. OpenSSL is a commercial-grade, full-featured, and Open Source toolkit which implements the Secure Sockets Layer SSL v2/v3 and Transport Layer Security TLS v1 protocols as well as a full-strength...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: : : : Updated util-linux package fixes password locking race

A locally exploitable vulnerability is present in the util-linux package which shipped with Red Hat Linux. Updated 8 July 2003 Added packages for Red Hat Linux on IBM iSeries and pSeries systems. The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for ...

util-linux package vulnerable to privilege escalation when "ptmptmp" file is not removed properly when using "chfn" utility

Overview The util-linux package contains a race condition vulnerability that can be used to elevate privileges on the system. Description util-linux is shipped with Red Hat Linux and numerous other Linux distributions. It contains a collection of utility programs, such as fstab, mkfs, and chfn. T...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated mod_ssl packages available

Updated modssl packages are now available for Red Hat Linux 7, 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3. These updates incorporate a fix for an incorrect bounds check in versions of modssl up to and including version 2.8.9. The modssl module provides strong cryptography for the Apache Web server via the Secure Sockets...