Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : glibc (MDKSA-2002:050)

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the way that the glibc resolver handles the resolution of network names and addresses via DNS in glibc versions 2.2.5 and earlier. Only systems using the 'dns' entry in the 'networks' database in /etc/nsswitch.conf are vulnerable to this issue. By...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : teetx (MDKSA-2002:070)

A vulnerability was discovered in dvips by Olaf Kirch that would allow remote users with access to the printer to execute commands as the lp user through sending special print jobs to the printer. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : netpbm (MDKSA-2004:011-1)

A number of temporary file bugs have been found in versions of NetPBM. These could allow a local user the ability to overwrite or create files as a different user who happens to run one of the the vulnerable utilities. Update : The patch applied made some calls to the mktemp utility with an...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : postgresql (MDKSA-2003:102)

Two bugs were discovered that lead to a buffer overflow in PostgreSQL versions 7.2.x and 7.3.x prior to 7.3.4, in the abstract data type ADT to ASCII conversion functions. It is believed that, under the right circumstances, an attacker may use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary instructions ...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kde (MDKSA-2003:004-1)

Multiple instances of improperly quoted shell command execution exist in KDE 2.x up to and including KDE 3.0.5. KDE fails to properly quote parameters of instructions passed to the shell for execution. These parameters may contain data such as filenames, URLs, email address, and so forth; this da...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2004:062)

A vulnerability in the e1000 driver for the Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier was discovered by Chris Wright. The e1000 driver does not properly reset memory or restrict the maximum length of a data structure, which can allow a local user to read portions of kernel memory CVE-2004-0535. A...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : glibc (MDKSA-2002:061)

A heap buffer overflow exists in the XDR decoder in glibc version 2.2.5 and earlier. XDR is a mechanism for encoding data structures for use with RPC, which is derived from Sun's RPC implementation which is likewise vulnerable to a heap overflow. Depending on the application, this vulnerability m...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xinetd (MDKSA-2003:056)

A vulnerability was discovered in xinetd where memory was allocated and never freed if a connection was refused for any reason. Because of this bug, an attacker could crash the xinetd server, making unavailable all of the services it controls. Other flaws were also discovered that could cause...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : openssh (MDKSA-2001:081)

In some circumstances, the sshd server may not honor the 'from=' option that can be associated with a key in a user's /.ssh/authorizedkeys2 file if multiple keys are listed. This could allow key-based logins from hosts which should not be allowed access. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : lynx (MDKSA-2003:023)

A vulnerability was discovered in lynx, a text-mode web browser. The HTTP queries that lynx constructs are from arguments on the command line or the $WWWHOME environment variable, but lynx does not properly sanitize special characters such as carriage returns or linefeeds. Extra headers can be...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : BitchX (MDKSA-2003:069)

A Denial Of Service DoS vulnerability was discovered in BitchX that would allow a remote attacker to crash BitchX by changing certain channel modes. This vulnerability has been fixed in CVS and patched in the released updates. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mutt (MDKSA-2004:010)

A bug in mutt was reported by Neils Heinen that could allow a remote attacker to send a carefully crafted mail message that can cause mutt to segfault and possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running mutt. The updated packages have been patched to correct the problem. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : glibc (MDKSA-2004:009)

A read buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the resolver code in versions of glibc up to and including 2.2.5. The vulnerability is triggered by DNS packets larger than 1024 bytes, which can cause an application to crash. The updated packages have a patch applied to correct the problem...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : hylafax (MDKSA-2003:105)

During a code review of the hfaxd server, part of the hylafax package, the SuSE Security Team discovered a format bug condition that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as the root user. Updated packages have been patched to correct the problem. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sysklogd (MDKSA-2004:038)

Steve Grubb discovered a bug in sysklogd where it allocates an insufficient amount of memory which causes sysklogd to write to unallocated memory. This could allow for a malicious user to crash sysklogd. The updated packages provide a patched sysklogd using patches from Openwall to correct the...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : procmail (MDKSA-2001:085)

In older versions of procmail, it is possible to crash procmail by sending it certain signals. If procmail is installed setuid, this could be exploited to gain unauthorized privilege. This problem is fixed in unstable version 3.20 and stable version 3.15.2. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : imlib (MDKSA-2002:029)

Previous versions of imlib, prior to 1.9.13, would fall back to the NetPBM library which is not suitable for loading untrusted images due to various problem in it's code. The new imlib also fixes some problems with arguments passed to malloc. These problems could allow attackers to construct imag...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xinetd (MDKSA-2001:055-1)

A bug exists in xinetd as shipped with Mandrake Linux 8.0 dealing with TCP connections with the WAIT state that prevents linuxconf-web from working properly. As well, xinetd contains a security flaw in which it defaults to a umask of 0. This means that applications using the xinetd umask that do...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : proftpd (MDKSA-2004:041)

A portability workaround that was applied in version 1.2.9 of the ProFTPD FTP server caused CIDR based ACL entries in 'Allow' and 'Deny' directives to act like an 'AllowAll' directive. This granted FTP clients access to files and directories that the server configuration may have been explicitly...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sox (MDKSA-2004:076)

Ulf Harnhammar discovered two buffer overflows in SoX. They occur when the sox or play commands handle malicious .WAV files. Versions 12.17.4, 12.17.3 and 12.17.2 are vulnerable to these overflows. 12.17.1, 12.17 and 12.16 are some versions that are not. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...