Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64

These updated packages fix the following security issues : - the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to access a critical section of code has been found in the Linux kernel open file descriptors control mechanism, fcntl. This could allow a local unprivileged user to simultaneously...

CVE-2012-2665

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the XML manifest encryption tag parsing functionality in OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice before 3.5.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Open Document Text .odt file with 1 a child tag within...

Scientific Linux Security Update : ghostscript on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

Multiple integer overflow flaws which could lead to heap-based buffer overflows, as well as multiple insufficient input validation flaws, were found in Ghostscript's International Color Consortium Format library icclib. Using specially crafted ICC profiles, an attacker could create a malicious...

DSA-2520-1 openoffice.org - Multiple heap-based buffer overflows

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Scientific Linux Security Update : httpd on SL3.x i386/x86_64

CVE-2009-1891 httpd: possible temporary DoS CPU consumption in moddeflate CVE-2009-2412 apr, apr-util: Integer overflows in memory pool apr and relocatable memory apr-util management Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in the way the Apache Portable...

Scientific Linux Security Update : gdb on SL3.x i386/x86_64

Various buffer overflows and underflows were found in the DWARF expression computation stack in GDB. If an attacker could trick a user into loading an executable containing malicious debugging information into GDB, they may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user...

Scientific Linux Security Update : java-1.6.0-openjdk on SL5.3 i386/x86_64

CVE-2009-0217 xmlsec1, mono, xml-security-c, xml-security-1.3.0-1jpp.ep1.: XMLDsig HMAC-based signatures spoofing and authentication bypass CVE-2009-2670 OpenJDK Untrusted applet System properties access 6738524 CVE-2009-2671 CVE-2009-2672 OpenJDK Proxy mechanism information leaks 6801071...

Scientific Linux Security Update : glib2 on SL5.x i386/x86_64

Diego Petten discovered multiple integer overflows causing heap-based buffer overflows in GLib's Base64 encoding and decoding functions. An attacker could use these flaws to crash an application using GLib's Base64 functions to encode or decode large, untrusted inputs, or, possibly, execute...

Scientific Linux Security Update : mikmod on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

Multiple input validation flaws, resulting in buffer overflows, were discovered in MikMod. Specially crafted music files in various formats could, when played, cause an application using the MikMod library to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. CVE-2009-3995, CVE-2009-3996, CVE-2007-67...

Scientific Linux Security Update : evolution-data-server on SL5.x i386/x86_64

Evolution Data Server did not properly check the Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions S/MIME signatures used for public key encryption and signing of e-mail messages. An attacker could use this flaw to spoof a signature by modifying the text of the e-mail message displayed to the user...

Scientific Linux Security Update : cups on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the CUPS IPP routine, used for processing incoming IPP requests for the CUPS scheduler. An attacker could use this flaw to send specially crafted IPP requests that would crash the cupsd daemon. CVE-2009-0949 A use-after-free flaw was found in the CUPS...

CentOS Update for libsmbclient CESA-2012:0465 centos5

Check for the Version of libsmbclient OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for libsmbclient CESA-2012:0465 centos5 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...

CentOS Update for samba3x CESA-2012:0466 centos5

Check for the Version of samba3x OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for samba3x CESA-2012:0466 centos5 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 under...

CentOS Update for libsmbclient CESA-2012:0465 centos5

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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 scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CentOS Update for libtiff CESA-2012:0468 centos6

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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 scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CentOS Update for php53 CESA-2012:1047 centos5

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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 scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CentOS Update for libsmbclient CESA-2012:0465 centos6

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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 scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CVE-2012-2677

Integer overflow in the orderedmalloc function in boost/pool/pool.hpp in Boost Pool before 3.9 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows via a large memory chunk size value, which causes less memory to be allocated than expected...

CVE-2012-2675

Multiple integer overflows in the 1 CallMalloc malloc and 2 nedpcalloc calloc functions in nedmalloc nedmalloc.c before 1.10 beta2 make it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows via a large size value, which causes less memory to be...

CVE-2012-2673

Multiple integer overflows in the 1 GCgenericmalloc and 2 calloc functions in malloc.c, and the 3 GCgenericmallocignoreoffpage function in mallocx.c in Boehm-Demers-Weiser GC libgc before 7.2 make it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows...