Scientific Linux Security Update : freetype on SL6.x i386/x86_64

FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. It also loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently. These packages provide the FreeType 2 font engine. A flaw was found in the way the FreeType font rendering engine processed certain PostScri...

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

CVE-2005-4268 cpio large filesize buffer overflow CVE-2007-4476 tar/cpio stack crashing in safernamesuffix CVE-2010-0624 tar, cpio: Heap-based buffer overflow by expanding a specially crafted archive A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way cpio expanded archive files. If a user wer...

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

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause SeaMonkey to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running SeaMonkey. CVE-2008-0016, CVE-2008-4058, CVE-2008-4059, CVE-2008-4060, CVE-2008-4061, CVE-2008-40...

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

The libpng packages contain a library of functions for creating and manipulating PNG Portable Network Graphics image format files. A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libpng processed certain PNG image files. An attacker could create a specially crafted PNG image that, when opened, could...

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

A flaw was found in the way that SeaMonkey parsed malformed HTML mail messages. If a user opened a specially crafted HTML mail message, it could cause SeaMonkey to crash or, possibly, to execute arbitrary code as the user running SeaMonkey. CVE-2009-2210 After installing the update, SeaMonkey mus...

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

These updated openldap packages fix a flaw in the way the OpenLDAP slapd daemon handled modify and modrdn requests with NOOP control on objects stored in a Berkeley DB BDB storage backend. An authenticated attacker with permission to perform modify or modrdn operations on such LDAP objects could...

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

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause SeaMonkey to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running SeaMonkey. CVE-2009-0040, CVE-2009-0772, CVE-2009-0774, CVE-2009-0775 A flaw was found in the way...

Scientific Linux Security Update : xorg-x11 on SL4.x i386/x86_64

A temporary file flaw was found in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server startup script executes. A local user could modify the permissions of the file of their choosing, possibly elevating their local privileges CVE-2007-3103. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive...

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

Wesley Miaw discovered that when deflate compression was used, libcurl could call the registered write callback function with data exceeding the documented limit. A malicious server could use this flaw to crash an application using libcurl or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. Note: This issue...

Scientific Linux Security Update : scsi-target-utils on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64

A double-free flaw was found in scsi-target-utils' tgtd daemon. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw by sending carefully-crafted network traffic, causing the tgtd daemon to crash. CVE-2011-0001 All running scsi-target-utils services must be restarted for the update to take effect...

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

CVE-2009-3555 TLS: MITM attacks via session renegotiation CVE-2010-0731 gnutls: gnutlsx509crtgetserial incorrect serial decoding from ASN1 BE64 GNUTLS-SA-2010-1 A flaw was found in the way the TLS/SSL Transport Layer Security/Secure Sockets Layer protocols handled session renegotiation. A...

Scientific Linux Security Update : xscreensaver on SL4 i386/x86_64

Alex Yamauchi discovered a flaw in the way XScreenSaver verifies user passwords. When a system is using a remote directory service for login credentials, a local attacker may be able to cause a network outage causing XScreenSaver to crash, unlocking the screen. CVE-2007-1859 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

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

A flaw was found in the way certain HPLIP tools discovered devices using the SNMP protocol. If a user ran certain HPLIP tools that search for supported devices using SNMP, and a malicious user is able to send specially crafted SNMP responses, it could cause those HPLIP tools to crash or, possibly...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libtiff on SL6.x i386/x86_64

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff processed certain TIFF image files that were compressed with the JPEG compression algorithm. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff ...

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

Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman displayed usernames of subscribed users on certain pages. If a user who is subscribed to a mailing list were able to trick a victim into visiting one of those pages, they could perform a cross-site scripting XSS attack against the...

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

Flaws were found in the way GnuTLS handles malicious client connections. A malicious remote client could send a specially crafted request to a service using GnuTLS that could cause the service to crash. CVE-2008-1948, CVE-2008-1949, CVE-2008-1950 At this time we have not seen any code that is usi...

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

Several flaws were discovered in the way giflib decodes GIF images. An attacker could create a carefully crafted GIF image that could cause an application using giflib to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when opened by a victim. CVE-2005-2974, CVE-2005-3350 All running applications usin...

Scientific Linux Security Update : nfs-utils on SL6.x i386/x86_64

The nfs-utils packages provide a daemon for the kernel Network File System NFS server, and related tools such as the mount.nfs, umount.nfs, and showmount programs. A flaw was found in the way nfs-utils performed IP based authentication of mount requests. In configurations where a directory was...

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

This update fixes the following security issue : - The compatallocuserspace function in the Linux kernel 32/64-bit compatibility layer implementation was missing sanity checks. This function could be abused in other areas of the Linux kernel if its length argument can be controlled from user-spac...

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

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause SeaMonkey to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running SeaMonkey. CVE-2009-1303, CVE-2009-1305 Several flaws were found in the way malformed web content...