glibc: printf() unbound alloca() usage in case of positional parameters + many format specs

The vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in GNU C Library aka glibc 2.5, 2.12, and probably other versions does not "properly restrict the use of" the alloca function when allocating the SPECS array, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFYSOURCE format-string...

Fedora 17 : glibc-2.15-54.fc17 (2012-11508)

Avoid unbound alloca in vfprintf 841318 Revert patch for BZ696143, it made it impossible to use IPV6 addresses explicitly in getaddrinfo, which in turn broke ssh, apache and other code. 808147 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedor...

Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120718)

The glibc packages provide the standard C and standard math libraries used by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function properly. It was discovered that the formatted printing functionality in glibc did not properly restrict the use of alloca. This...

CentOS Update for glibc CESA-2011:0412 centos5 x86_64

Check for the Version of glibc OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for glibc CESA-2011:0412 centos5 x8664 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it unde...

glibc: printf() unbound alloca() usage in case of positional parameters + many format specs

The vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in GNU C Library aka glibc 2.5, 2.12, and probably other versions does not "properly restrict the use of" the alloca function when allocating the SPECS array, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFYSOURCE format-string...

glibc: printf() unbound alloca() usage in case of positional parameters + many format specs

The vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in GNU C Library aka glibc 2.5, 2.12, and probably other versions does not "properly restrict the use of" the alloca function when allocating the SPECS array, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFYSOURCE format-string...

CVE-2012-3406

The vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in GNU C Library aka glibc 2.5, 2.12, and probably other versions does not "properly restrict the use of" the alloca function when allocating the SPECS array, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFYSOURCE format-string...

glibc: stack overflow in getaddrinfo()'s use of alloca()

REJECTED CVE This CVE has been rejected. This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2013-4357. Note: All CVE users should reference CVE-2013-4357 instead of this candidate...

Mandriva Update for xorg-x11 MDKSA-2007:079 (xorg-x11)

Check for the Version of xorg-x11 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for xorg-x11 MDKSA-2007:079 xorg-x11 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it...

Mandriva Update for tightvnc MDKSA-2007:080 (tightvnc)

Check for the Version of tightvnc OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for tightvnc MDKSA-2007:080 tightvnc Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it...

Ubuntu Update for ruby1.8 vulnerabilities USN-621-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-621-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN6211.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for ruby1.8 vulnerabilities USN-621-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

CentOS 3 : ruby (CESA-2008:0562)

Updated ruby packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented...

RHEL 2.1 / 3 : ruby (RHSA-2008:0562)

Updated ruby packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented...

ruby: Unsafe use of alloca in rb_str_format()

The rbstrformat function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors related to alloca, a different issue than CVE-2008-2662,...

ruby: Unsafe use of alloca in rb_str_format()

The rbstrformat function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors related to alloca, a different issue than CVE-2008-2662,...

ruby security update

1.6.8-12.el3 - ruby-1.6.8-string-CVE-2008-2664.patch: wrong patch. Fix a segfault. 1.6.8-11.el3 - CVE-2008-2376: Integer overflow in rbaryfill. 1.6.8-10.el3 - security fixes. 451931 - CVE-2006-6303: Fix the infinite loop issue with the malformed multipart data in cgi.rb. - CVE-2008-2663: Fix the...

CVE-2008-2664

The rbstrformat function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors related to alloca, a different issue than CVE-2008-2662,...

gtar -- GNU TAR safer_name_suffix Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

SecurityFocus reports: GNUs tar and cpio utilities are prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because of insecure use of the alloca function. Successfully exploiting this issue allows attackers to crash the affected utilities and possibly to execute code but this has not been confirmed...

GNU TAR 1.15.91 CPIO 2.5.90 - safer_name_suffix Remote Denial of Service

GNU TAR 1.15.91 CPIO 2.5.90 - safernamesuffix Remote Denial of Service // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26445/info GNU's tar and cpio utilities are prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because of insecure use of the 'alloca' function. Successfully exploiting this issue allows...