Debian DSA-1177-1 : usermin - programming error

Hendrik Weimer discovered that it is possible for a normal user to disable the login shell of the root account via usermin, a web-based administration tool. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debian...

Debian DSA-951-2 : trac - missing input sanitising

This update corrects the search feature in trac, an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects, which broke with the last security update. For completeness please find below the original advisory text : Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in trac, an enhanc...

Debian DSA-887-1 : clamav - several vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Clam AntiVirus, the antivirus scanner for Unix, designed for integration with mail servers to perform attachment scanning. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2005-3239 The OLE2 unpacker allows...

Debian DSA-917-1 : courier - programming error

Patrick Cheong Shu Yang discovered that courier-authdaemon, the authentication daemon of the Courier Mail Server, grants access to accounts that are already deactivated. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from...

Debian DSA-1140-1 : gnupg - integer overflow

Evgeny Legerov discovered that overly large comments can crash gnupg, the GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1140. The text itself ...

Debian DSA-1049-1 : ethereal - several vulnerabilities

Gerald Combs reported several vulnerabilities in ethereal, a popular network traffic analyser. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2006-1932 The OID printing routine is susceptible to an off-by-one error. - CVE-2006-1933 The UMA and BER...

Debian DSA-922-1 : kernel-source-2.6.8 - several vulnerabilities

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2004-2302 A race condition in the sysfs filesystem...

Debian DSA-1181-1 : gzip - several vulnerabilities

Tavis Ormandy from the Google Security Team discovered several vulnerabilities in gzip, the GNU compression utility. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2006-4334 A NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service if gzip is used in an...

Debian DSA-1048-1 : asterisk - several vulnerabilities

Several problems have been discovered in Asterisk, an Open Source Private Branch Exchange telephone control center. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2005-3559 Adam Pointon discovered that due to missing input sanitising it is possible to...

Debian DSA-1002-1 : webcalendar - several vulnerabilities

Several security related problems have been discovered in webcalendar, a PHP based multi-user calendar. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities : - CVE-2005-3949 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQ...

Debian DSA-916-1 : inkscape - buffer overflow

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Inkscape, a vector-based drawing program. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2005-3737 Joxean Koret discovered a buffer overflow in the SVG parsing routines that can lead to the execution of...

Debian DSA-889-1 : enigmail - programming error

Hadmut Danish discovered a bug in enigmail, GPG support for Mozilla MailNews and Mozilla Thunderbird, that can lead to the encryption of mail with the wrong public key, hence, potential disclosure of confidential data to others. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive...

Debian DSA-953-1 : flyspray - missing input sanitising

Several cross-site scripting vulnerabilities have been discovered in flyspray, a lightweight bug tracking system, which allows attackers to insert arbitrary script code into the index page. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin...

Debian DSA-1166-2 : cheesetracker - buffer overflow

Luigi Auriemma discovered a buffer overflow in the loading component of cheesetracker, a sound module tracking program, which could allow a maliciously constructed input file to execute arbitrary code. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in...

Debian DSA-1163-1 : gtetrinet - programming error

Michael Gehring discovered several potential out-of-bounds index accesses in gtetrinet, a multiplayer Tetris-like game, which may allow a remote server to execute arbitrary code. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were...

Debian DSA-903-2 : unzip - race condition

The unzip update in DSA 903 contained a regression so that symbolic links that are resolved later in a zip archive aren't supported anymore. This update corrects this behaviour. For completeness, below please find the original advisory text : Imran Ghory discovered a race condition in the...

Debian DSA-1124-1 : fbi - typo

Toth Andras discovered that the fbgs framebuffer postscript/PDF viewer contains a typo, which prevents the intended filter against malicious postscript commands from working correctly. This might lead to the deletion of user data when displaying a postscript file. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

Debian DSA-1058-1 : awstats - missing input sanitising

Hendrik Weimer discovered that specially crafted web requests can cause awstats, a powerful and featureful web server log analyzer, to execute arbitrary commands. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debian...

Debian DSA-1015-1 : sendmail - programming error

Mark Dowd discovered a flaw in the handling of asynchronous signals in sendmail, a powerful, efficient, and scalable mail transport agent. This allows a remote attacker to exploit a race condition to execute arbitrary code as root. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

Debian DSA-980-1 : tutos - several vulnerabilities

Joxean Koret discovered several security problems in tutos, a web-based team organization software. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2004-2161 A SQL injection vulnerability allows the execution of SQL commands through the linkid parameter ...