[slackware-security] libgcrypt

New libgcrypt packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libgcrypt-1.7.10-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Use blinding for ECDSA signing to mitigate a novel side-channel attack. For more...

Debian DLA-1335-1 : zsh security update

Two security vulnerabilities were discovered in the Z shell. CVE-2018-1071 Stack-based buffer overflow in the exec.c:hashcmd function. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2018-1083 Buffer overflow in the shell autocomplete functionality. A local unprivileged user...

Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-901-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Cisco Spark Board Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Cisco Spark Board is a dedicated tablet device for video conferencing from Cisco. A local security bypass vulnerability exists in the upgrade process in Cisco Spark Board, which arises from the program failing to adequately validate the upgrade package. A local attacker could exploit the...

CVE-2017-12306

A vulnerability in the upgrade process of Cisco Spark Board could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install an unverified upgrade package, aka Signature Verification Bypass. The vulnerability is due to insufficient upgrade package validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability b...

Security feature bypass

A vulnerability in the upgrade process of Cisco Spark Board could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install an unverified upgrade package, aka Signature Verification Bypass. The vulnerability is due to insufficient upgrade package validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability b...

CVE-2017-12306

The CVE concerns Cisco Spark Board: a local, authenticated attacker could bypass signature verification during the upgrade process due to insufficient upgrade package validation, enabling installation of a user-controlled, potentially custom firmware. This describes a local impact with the attack...

Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4039-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3935-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Input validation

A vulnerability in the UpgradeManager of the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool 12.1 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files as root on the system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by...

Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool UpgradeManager File Write Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the UpgradeManager of the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Tool could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files as root on the system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by...

Huawei HiSuite Man-in-the-Middle Attack Vulnerability

Huawei HiSuite is a set of cell phone assistant software for PC from Huawei, China. A security vulnerability exists in Huawei HiSuite version 4.0.5.300OVE due to the program using unencrypted HTTP to download upgrade packages and failing to check the integrity of the packages before installation...

Debian DLA-825-1 : spice security update

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in spice, a SPICE protocol client and server library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : CVE-2016-9577 Frediano Ziglio of Red Hat discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mainchannelallocmsgrcvbuf...

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7169

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FileUploadUpgrader class in wp-admin/includes/class-file-upload-upgrader.php in the upgrade package uploader in WordPress before 4.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files via a crafted urlholder parameter...

CVE-2016-7169

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FileUploadUpgrader class in wp-admin/includes/class-file-upload-upgrader.php in the upgrade package uploader in WordPress before 4.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files via a crafted urlholder parameter...

CVE-2016-7169

CVE-2016-7169 is a directory-traversal vulnerability in WordPress prior to 4.6.1. The flaw resides in the File_Upload_Upgrader class (wp-admin/includes/class-file-upload-upgrader.php) of the upgrade package uploader, allowing remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files via a crafted urlh...

CVE-2016-7169

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FileUploadUpgrader class in wp-admin/includes/class-file-upload-upgrader.php in the upgrade package uploader in WordPress before 4.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files via a crafted urlholder parameter...

[SECURITY] [DLA 714-1] wireshark security update

Package : wireshark Version : 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6deb7u5 CVE ID : CVE-2016-9373 CVE-2016-9374 CVE-2016-9375 CVE-2016-9376 The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Debian Wheezys Wireshark version: CVE-2016-9373 The DCERPC dissector could crash CVE-2016-9374 The AllJoyn...

Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3666-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

WordPress Path Traversal Vulnerability

WordPress is a blogging platform developed using the PHP language that allows users to set up their own websites on servers that support PHP and MySQL databases. WordPress can also be used as a content management system CMS. A path traversal vulnerability exists in WordPress 4.6, which can be...