Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background The GNU Binutils are a collection of tools to create, modify and analyse binary files. Many of the files use BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library, to do low-level manipulation. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please review the CVE identifiers...

PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact An attacker can...

libuv: Privilege escalation

Background libuv is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O. Description It was discovered that libuv does not call setgroups before calling setuid/setgid. If this is not called, then even though the uid has been dropped, there may still be groups associated that permit...

tnftp: Arbitrary code execution

Background tnftp is a NetBSD FTP client with several advanced features. Description The fetchurl function in usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process. Workaroun...

OptiPNG: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background OptiPNG is a PNG optimizer that recompresses image files to a smaller size, without losing any information. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OptiPNG. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could entice a user...

Exim: Arbitrary code execution

Background Exim is a message transfer agent MTA designed to be a a highly configurable, drop-in replacement for sendmail. Description Vulnerabilities have been discovered in Exim’s implementation of set-uid root and when using ‘perlstartup’. These vulnerabilities require a user account on the Exi...

Bugzilla: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Bugzilla is the bug-tracking system from the Mozilla project. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Bugzilla. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact Privileged account holders could execute system level commands, and the new user...

CUPS: Buffer overflow

Background CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, is a full-featured print server. Description A vulnerability has been discovered in CUPS concerning the handling of compressed raster files. Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process...

GD: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background GD is a graphic library for fast image creation. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GD. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause ...

FreeXL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background FreeXL is an open source library to extract valid data from within an Excel .xls spreadsheet. Description FreeXL’s shared strings and workbook functions are vulnerable to the remote execution of arbitrary code and Denial of Service. This can be achieved through specially crafted...

Linux-PAM: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Linux-PAM Pluggable Authentication Modules is an architecture allowing the separation of the development of privilege granting software from the development of secure and appropriate authentication schemes. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Linux-PAM. Please...

rsync: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background File transfer program to keep remote files into sync. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in rsync. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact Remote attackers could write arbitrary files via symlink attacks. Workaround There is no know...

VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact Remote attackers could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service...

FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary co...

BIND: Denial of service

Background BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain is a Name Server. Description A vulnerability has been discovered in BIND’s named utility leading to a Denial of Service condition. Impact A remote attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service condition via specially constructed zone data. Workarou...

NTP: Multiple vulnerablities

Background NTP contains software for the Network Time Protocol. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NTP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or...

phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background phpMyAdmin is a web-based management tool for MySQL databases. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote authenticated attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to include...

X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background The X Window System is a graphical windowing system based on a client/server model. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in X.Org X Server. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary cod...

sudo: Information disclosure

Background sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run commands as other users. Access to commands may also be granted on a range to hosts. Description sudo does not handle the TZ environment variable properly. Impact A local attacker may be able to read arbitrary files or...

grep: Denial of service

Background grep is the GNU regular expression matcher. Description A heap buffer overrun has been fixed in the bmexectrans function in kwset.c. Impact A local user can cause Denial of Service. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution All grep users should upgrade to the...