MiracleLinux 4 : thunderbird-52.1.0-1.AXS4 (AXSA:2017-1642:03)

The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2017-1642:03 advisory. Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client. Security issues fixed with this release: CVE-2016-10195 The nameparse function in...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : libevent vulnerabilities (USN-3228-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3228-1 advisory. Guido Vranken discovered that libevent incorrectly handled memory when processing certain data. A remote attacker could possibly use this iss...

USN-3228-1: libevent vulnerabilities

Guido Vranken discovered that libevent incorrectly handled memory when processing certain data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with an application that uses libevent to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...