Debian DSA-1184-2 : kernel-source-2.6.8 - several vulnerabilities

This advisory covers the S/390 components of the recent security update for the Linux 2.6.8 kernel that were missing due to technical problems. For reference, please see the text of the original advisory. Several security related problems have been discovered in the Linux kernel which may lead to...

Debian DSA-962-1 : pdftohtml - buffer overflows

'infamous41md' and Chris Evans discovered several heap based buffer overflows in xpdf which are also present in pdftohtml, a utility that translates PDF documents into HTML format, and which can lead to a denial of service by crashing the application or possibly to the execution of arbitrary code...

Debian DSA-995-1 : metamail - buffer overflow

Ulf Harnhammar discovered a buffer overflow in metamail, an implementation of MIME Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions, that could lead to a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code when processing messages. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive te...

Debian DSA-1164-1 : sendmail - programming error

A programming error has been discovered in sendmail, an alternative mail transport agent for Debian, that could allow a remote attacker to crash the sendmail process by sending a specially crafted email message. Please note that in order to install this update you also need libsasl2 library from...

Debian DSA-1125-2 : drupal - several vulnerabilities

The Drupal update in DSA 1125 contained a regression. This update corrects this flaw. For completeness, the original advisory text below : Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Drupal website platform, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary web script. The Common...

Debian DSA-1123-1 : libdumb - buffer overflow

Luigi Auriemma discovered that DUMB, a tracker music library, performs insufficient sanitising of values parsed from IT music files, which might lead to a buffer overflow and execution of arbitrary code if manipulated files are read. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

Debian DSA-961-1 : pdfkit.framework - buffer overflows

'infamous41md' and Chris Evans discovered several heap based buffer overflows in xpdf which are also present in pdfkit.framework, the GNUstep framework for rendering PDF content, and which can lead to a denial of service by crashing the application or possibly to the execution of arbitrary code...

Debian DSA-1042-1 : cyrus-sasl2 - programming error

The Mu Security research team discovered a denial of service condition in the Simple Authentication and Security Layer authentication library SASL during DIGEST-MD5 negotiation. This potentially affects multiple products that use SASL DIGEST-MD5 authentication including OpenLDAP, Sendmail, Postfi...

Debian DSA-876-1 : lynx-ssl - buffer overflow

Ulf Harnhammar discovered a buffer overflow in lynx, a text-mode browser for the WWW that can be remotely exploited. During the handling of Asian characters when connecting to an NNTP server lynx can be tricked to write past the boundary of a buffer which can lead to the execution of arbitrary...

Debian DSA-1001-1 : crossfire - buffer overflow

It was discovered that Crossfire, a multiplayer adventure game, performs insufficient bounds checking on network packets when run in 'oldsocketmode', which may possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package...

Debian DSA-1194-1 : libwmf - integer overflow

It was discovered that an integer overflow in libwmf, the library to read Windows Metafile Format files, can be exploited to execute arbitrary code if a crafted WMF file is parsed. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were...

Debian DSA-892-1 : awstats - missing input sanitising

Peter Vreugdenhil discovered that awstats, a featureful web server log analyser, passes user-supplied data to an eval function, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl commands. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin...

Debian DSA-1019-1 : koffice - several vulnerabilities

Derek Noonburg has fixed several potential vulnerabilities in xpdf, the Portable Document Format PDF suite, which is also present in koffice, the KDE Office Suite. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debia...

Debian DSA-1012-1 : unzip - buffer overflow

A buffer overflow in the command line argument parsing has been discovered in unzip, the de-archiver for ZIP files, that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from...

Debian DSA-977-1 : heimdal - several vulnerabilities

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in heimdal, a free implementation of Kerberos 5. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities : - CVE-2006-0582 Privilege escalation in the rsh server allows an authenticated attacker to overwrite arbitrary file...

Debian DSA-1101-1 : courier - programming error

A bug has been discovered in the Courier Mail Server that can result in a number of processes to consume arbitrary amounts of CPU power. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-110...

Debian DSA-997-1 : bomberclone - buffer overflows

Stefan Cornelius of Gentoo Security discovered that bomberclone, a free Bomberman-like game, crashes when receiving overly long error packets, which may also allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package...

Debian DSA-1083-1 : motor - buffer overflow

Mehdi Oudad and Kevin Fernandez discovered a buffer overflow in the ktools library which is used in motor, an integrated development environment for C, C++ and Java, which may lead local attackers to execute arbitrary code. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text...

Debian DSA-1133-1 : mantis - missing input sanitising

Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Mantis bug tracking system, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary web script. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2006-0664 A cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered ...

Debian DSA-877-1 : gnump3d - XSS, directory traversal

Steve Kemp discovered two vulnerabilities in gnump3d, a streaming server for MP3 and OGG files. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2005-3122 The 404 error page does not strip malicious JavaScript content from the resulting page, which would ...