Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : clamav (MDKSA-2006:016)

A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in ClamAV versions prior to 0.88 which allows remote attackers to cause a crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via specially crafted UPX files. This update provides ClamAV 0.88 which corrects this issue and also fixes some other bugs. %NASLMINLEVEL...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : wine (MDKSA-2006:014)

A vulnerability was discovered by H D Moore in Wine which implements the SETABORTPROC GDI Escape function for Windows Metafile WMF files. This could be abused by an attacker who is able to entice a user to open a specially crafted WMF file from within a Wine-execute Windows application, possibly...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : hylafax (MDKSA-2006:015)

Patrice Fournier discovered the faxrcvd/notify scripts executed as the uucp/fax user run user-supplied input through eval without any attempt at sanitising it first. This would allow any user who could submit jobs to HylaFAX, or through telco manipulation control the representation of callid...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2006:019)

A heap overflow vulnerability was discovered in kjs, the KDE JavaScript interpretter engine. An attacker could create a malicious web site that contained carefully crafted JavaScript code that could trigger the flaw and potentially lead to the arbitrary execution of code as the user visiting the...

MDKSA-2005:136 : gpdf

A vulnerability in the gpdf PDF viewer was discovered. An attacker could construct a malicious PDF file that would cause gpdf to consume all available disk space in /tmp when opened. The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem. %NASLMINLEVEL 999999 @DEPRECATED@ This script has...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : webmin (MDKSA-2005:223)

Jack Louis discovered a format string vulnerability in miniserv.pl Perl web server in Webmin before 1.250 and Usermin before 1.180, with syslog logging enabled. This can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service crash or memory consumption and possibly execute arbitrary code via format...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gda2.0 (MDKSA-2005:203)

Steve Kemp discovered two format string vulnerabilities in libgda2, the GNOME Data Access library for GNOME2, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code in programs that use this library. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : lynx (MDKSA-2005:211)

An arbitrary command execution vulnerability was discovered in the lynx 'lynxcgi:' URI handler. An attacker could create a web page that redirects to a malicious URL which could then execute arbitrary code as the user running lynx. The updated packages have been patched to address this issue...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : printer-filters-utils (MDKSA-2005:239)

'newbug' discovered a local root vulnerability in the mtink binary, which has a buffer overflow in its handling of the HOME environment variable, allowing the possibility for a local user to gain root privileges. Mandriva encourages all users to upgrade immediately. The updated packages have been...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libungif (MDKSA-2005:207)

Several bugs have been discovered in the way libungif decodes GIF images. These allow an attacker to create a carefully crafted GIF image file in such a way that it could cause applications linked with libungif to crash or execute arbitrary code when the file is opened by the user. The updated...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kolab-resource-handlers (MDKSA-2006:013)

A problem exists in how the Kolab Server transports emails bigger than 8KB in size and if a dot '.' character exists in the wrong place. If these conditions are met, kolabfilter will double this dot and a modified email will be delivered, which could lead to broken clear-text signatures or broken...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-thunderbird (MDKSA-2005:226)

A bug in enigmail, the GPG support extension for Mozilla MailNews and Mozilla Thunderbird was discovered that could lead to the encryption of an email with the wrong public key. This could potentially disclose confidential data to unintended recipients. The updated packages have been patched to...

MDKSA-2005:172 : openssh

Sshd in OpenSSH before 4.2, when GSSAPIDelegateCredentials is enabled, allows GSSAPI credentials to be delegated to clients who log in using non-GSSAPI methods, which could cause those credentials to be exposed to untrusted users or hosts. GSSAPI is only enabled in versions of openssh shipped in...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : w3c-libwww (MDKSA-2005:210)

Sam Varshavchik discovered the HTBoundaryputblock function in HTBound.c for W3C libwww w3c-libwww allows remote servers to cause a denial of service segmentation fault via a crafted multipart/byteranges MIME message that triggers an out-of-bounds read. The updated packages have been patched to...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : fetchmail (MDKSA-2005:209)

Thomas Wolff and Miloslav Trmac discovered a race condition in the fetchmailconf program. fetchmailconf would create the initial output configuration file with insecure permissions and only after writing would it change permissions to be more restrictive. During that time, passwords and other dat...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : webmin (MDKSA-2005:176)

Miniserv.pl in Webmin 1.220, when 'full PAM conversations' is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by spoofing session IDs via certain metacharacters line feed or carriage return. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issues. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : spamassassin (MDKSA-2005:221)

SpamAssassin 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass spam detection via an e-mail with a large number of recipients 'To' addresses, which triggers a bus error in Perl. Updated packages have been patched to address this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : koffice (MDKSA-2005:185)

Chris Evans reported a heap based buffer overflow in the RTF importer of KWord. An attacker could provide a specially crafted RTF file, which when opened in KWord can cause execution of arbitrary code. The updated packages are patched to deal with these issues. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Netwo...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : perl (MDKSA-2005:225)

Jack Louis discovered a new way to exploit format string errors in the Perl programming language that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The updated packages are patched to close the particular exploit vector in Perl itself, to mitigate the risk of format string programming errors,...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gdk-pixbuf (MDKSA-2005:214)

A heap overflow vulnerability in the GTK+ gdk-pixbuf XPM image rendering library could allow for arbitrary code execution. This allows an attacker to provide a carefully crafted XPM image which could possibly allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the user viewing the image...