seti@home remotely exploitable buffer overflow

The seti@home client contains a buffer overflow in the HTTP response handler. A malicious, spoofed seti@home server can exploit this buffer overflow to cause remote code execution on the client. Exploit programs are widely available...

Serious vulnerability in glibc

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION A vulnerability exists in glibc versions up to version 2.1.3, ie. all released versions, allowing local users to get root access. Fix packages for most major Linux distributions have been released or will be released within a day or two. There's also a quick workaround describ...