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

Multiple flaws were discovered in the CUPS 'pdftops' filter. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that, when printed, would cause 'pdftops' to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the 'lp' user. CVE-2010-3702, SL4 Only - CVE-2009-3609 After installing this update, the cupsd...

Scientific Linux Security Update : up2date on SL3.x i386/x86_64

previously, up2date did not check if it was running on a KVM-based virtualized instance of Scientific Linux 3.0.9. With this update, up2date now checks for and supports running in fully-virtualized environments. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text is C...

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

CVE-2009-2694 pidgin: insufficient input validation in msnslplinkprocessmsg Federico Muttis of Core Security Technologies discovered a flaw in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a user received a malicious MSN message, it was possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user...

Scientific Linux Security Update : postgresql on on SL3.0.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL allows authenticated users to execute security-definer functions. It was possible for an unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the security-definer function. CVE-2007-2138 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

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

An integer truncation error, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way the OpenOffice.org Impress presentation application sanitized a file's dictionary property items. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted Microsoft Office PowerPoint file that, when...

Scientific Linux Security Update : boost on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120221)

The boost packages provide free, peer-reviewed, portable C++ source libraries with emphasis on libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library. Invalid pointer dereference flaws were found in the way the Boost regular expression library processed certain, invalid expressions. An attacker...

Scientific Linux Security Update : krb5 on SL5.x i386/x86_64

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the MIT Kerberos KDC processed principal names that were not null terminated, when the KDC was configured to use an LDAP back end. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the KDC via a specially crafted request. CVE-2011-0282 A denial of...

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

CVE-2009-2964 squirrelmail: CSRF issues in all forms Form submissions in SquirrelMail did not implement protection against Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF attacks. If a remote attacker tricked a user into visiting a malicious web page, the attacker could hijack that user's authentication, inject...

Scientific Linux Security Update : nfs-utils on SL5.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the nfs-utils package build. The nfs-utils package was missing TCP wrappers support, which could result in an administrator believing they had access restrictions enabled when they did not. CVE-2008-1376 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text...

Scientific Linux Security Update : shadow-utils on SL3.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the useradd tool in shadow-utils. A new user's mailbox, when created, could have random permissions for a short period. This could allow a local attacker to read or modify the mailbox. CVE-2006-1174 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text is C...

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

Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox. Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as t...

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

An invalid pointer dereference bug was found in the way the Pidgin OSCAR protocol implementation processed lists of contacts. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted contact list to a user running Pidgin, causing Pidgin to crash. CVE-2009-3615 A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in...

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

Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the way xpdf displayed malformed fonts embedded in PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause xpdf to crash, or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. CVE-2008-1693 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

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

Several flaws were found in the way libvorbis processed audio data. An attacker could create a carefully crafted OGG audio file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with libvorbis to crash or execute arbitrary code when it was opened. CVE-2007-3106, CVE-2007-4029, CVE-2007-4065...

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

In Scientific Linux 5, the Ekiga application uses opal. A flaw was discovered in the way opal handled certain Session Initiation Protocol SIP packets. An attacker could use this flaw to crash an application, such as Ekiga, which is linked with opal. CVE-2007-4924 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

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

A flaw was found in the way BIND generates outbound DNS query ids. If an attacker is able to acquire a finite set of query IDs, it becomes possible to accurately predict future query IDs. Future query ID prediction may allow an attacker to conduct a DNS cache poisoning attack, which can result in...

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

This release is corresponding with the SL 5.5 update. We have build new kernel modules for all the kernels we have released. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text is C Scientific Linux. include'deprecatednasllevel.inc'; include'compat.inc'; if description...

Scientific Linux Security Update : krb5 on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

Kerberos is a network authentication system which allows clients and servers to authenticate to each other using symmetric encryption and a trusted third- party, the Key Distribution Center KDC. A buffer overflow flaw was found in the MIT krb5 telnet daemon telnetd. A remote attacker who can acce...

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

This importance of this has been reduced to 'Important' We have renumbered the release for SL5 so that it doesn't conflict with the previous pcre security update. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text is C Scientific Linux. include'deprecatednasllevel.inc';...

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

A stability bug was found in the Scientific Linux 5 Thunderbird packages released in RHSA-2008:0105. These packages were linked against an incorrect version of a library which would cause Thunderbird to randomly crash while the browser was in use. This issue did not affect the Thunderbird package...