openSUSE Security Update : dhcpcd (openSUSE-SU-2011:0342-1)

This update fixes the following security issue : A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by...

openSUSE Security Update : dhcpcd (openSUSE-SU-2011:0385-1)

This update fixes the following security issue : A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by...

openSUSE Security Update : dhcp (openSUSE-SU-2011:0320-1)

A rogue dhcp server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the dhcp client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server CVE-2011-0997. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

SuSE9 Security Update : dhcp6 (YOU Patch Number 12697)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0996 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

Report: Vishing Attack Targets Skype Users

Skype users are being targeted in an ongoing voice-phishing, or “vishing,” attack, according to a report by ZDNet’s Zero Day blog. Skype users reported receiving a pre-recorded call informing them that their computer had been infected with malware. In order to remove this malware users are advise...

SuSE 10 Security Update : dhcp6 (ZYPP Patch Number 7464)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0997 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : dhcpcd (SAT Patch Number 4389)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0996 Note this update is...

Fedora 15 : xorg-x11-server-utils-7.5-5.fc15 (2011-4984)

fixes CVE-2011-0465 root hole via rogue hostname in xrdb Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issue...

FreeBSD : xrdb -- root hole via rogue hostname (2eccb24f-61c0-11e0-b199-0015f2db7bde)

Matthias Hopf reports : By crafting hostnames with shell escape characters, arbitrary commands can be executed in a root environment when a display manager reads in the resource database via xrdb. These specially crafted hostnames can occur in two environments : Systems are affected are: systems...

Fedora 14 : xorg-x11-server-utils-7.5-5.fc14 (2011-4871)

Fixes CVE-2011-0465 root hole via rogue hostname xrdb Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : dhcpv6 (SAT Patch Number 4317)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0997 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

SuSE 10 Security Update : dhcp (ZYPP Patch Number 7456)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0997 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

SuSE 10 Security Update : dhcpcd (ZYPP Patch Number 7452)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0996 Note: this is a...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : dhcp (SAT Patch Number 4315)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0997 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : dhcpcd (SAT Patch Number 4316)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0996 This update also fixes...

SuSE9 Security Update : dhcpcd (YOU Patch Number 12699)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0996 Note: this is a...

SuSE9 Security Update : dhcp (YOU Patch Number 12698)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0996 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

[SECURITY] [DSA 2216-1] isc-dhcp security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2216-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Nico Golde April 10, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

SuSE 10 Security Update : dhcpcd (ZYPP Patch Number 7432)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0996 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

SuSE9 Security Update : dhcpcd (YOU Patch Number 12696)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0996 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...