Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : squid (MDKSA-2001:088)

Vladimir Ivaschenko found a problem in the squid proxy server. Certain FTP requests could cause the squid daemon to abort, making it unavailable for a few seconds. If enough of these requests are sent in a short period of time, the squid daemon will not restart itself. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenab...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : fetchmail (MDKSA-2001:072)

A vulnerability was found by Salvatore Sanfilippo in both the IMAP and POP3 code of fetchmail where the input is not verified and no bounds checking is done. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to write arbitrary data into memory. The attacker must have control of the mail server the clien...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mpg123 (MDKSA-2003:078)

A vulnerability in the mpg123 mp3 player could allow local and/or remote attackers to cause a DoS and possibly execute arbitrary code via an mp3 file with a zero bitrate, which causes a negative frame size. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package chec...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libsafe (MDKSA-2002:026)

Wojciech Purczynski discovered that format string protection in libsafe can be easily bypassed by using flag characters that are implemented in glibc but are not implemented in libsafe. It was also discovered that printf function wrappers incorrectly parse argument indexing in format strings,...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xchat (MDKSA-2004:036)

A remotely exploitable vulnerability was discovered in the Socks-5 proxy code in XChat. By default, socks5 traversal is disabled, and one would also need to connect to an attacker's own custom proxy server in order for this to be exploited. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tetex (MDKSA-2001:086)

A problem was discovered in the temporary file handling capabilities of some teTeX filters by zen-parse. These filters are used as print filters automatically when printing .dvi files using lpr. This can lead to elevated privileges. This update relies on the updated mktemp packages for 7.x in...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libneon (MDKSA-2004:032)

A number of various format string vulnerabilities were discovered in the error output handling of Neon, the HTTP and WebDAV client library, by Thomas Wana. These problems affect all versions of Neon from 0.19.0 up to and including 0.24.4. All users are encouraged to upgrade. All client software...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : imap (MDKSA-2002:034)

A buffer overflow was discovered in the imap server that could allow a malicious user to run code on the server with the uid and gid of the email owner by constructing a malformed request that would trigger the buffer overflow. However, the user must successfully authenticate to the imap service ...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2004:001)

A flaw in bounds checking in mremap in the Linux kernel versions 2.4.23 and previous was discovered by Paul Starzetz. This flaw may be used to allow a local attacker to obtain root privilege. Another minor information leak in the RTC real time clock routines was fixed as well. All Mandrake Linux...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : minicom (MDKSA-2001:051)

Several format string vulnerabilities exist in the minicom program. These bugs can be exploited to obtain group uucp privilege. A simple fix is to simply remove the setgid bit on /usr/bin/minicom, however these new packages introduce some fixes for the vulnerabilities through a patch from Red Hat...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : eog (MDKSA-2003:048)

A vulnerability was discovered in the Eye of GNOME EOG program, version 2.2.0 and earlier, that is used for displaying graphics. A carefully crafted filename passed to eog could lead to the execution of arbitrary code as the user executing eog. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : metamail (MDKSA-2004:014)

Two format string and two buffer overflow vulnerabilities were discovered in metamail by Ulf Harnhammar. The updated packages are patched to fix these holes. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Mandrake...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2001:046-3)

A problem exists with the kdesu component of kdelibs. It created a world-readable temporary file to exchange authentication information and delete it shortly after. This can be abused by a local user to gain access to the X server and could result in a compromise of the account that kdesu would...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gftp (MDKSA-2001:044)

A format string vulnerability exists in all versions of gftp prior to version 2.0.8. This vulnerability has been fixed upstream in version 2.0.8. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Mandrake Linux Security...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDKSA-2003:104)

A bug in versions of CUPS prior to 1.1.19 was reported by Paul Mitcheson in the Internet Printing Protocol IPP implementation would result in CUPS going into a busy loop, which could result in a Denial of Service DoS condition. To be able to exploit this problem, an attacker would need to be able...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : openssh (MDKSA-2002:019)

Joost Pol found a bug in the channel code of all versions of OpenSSH from 2.0 to 3.0.2. This bug can allow authenticated users with an existing account on the vulnerable system to obtain root privilege or by a malicious server attacking a vulnerable client. OpenSSH 3.1 is not vulnerable to this...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ghostscript (MDKSA-2003:065)

A vulnerability was discovered in Ghostscript versions prior to 7.07 that allowed malicious postscript files to execute arbitrary commands even when -dSAFER is enabled. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : vnc (MDKSA-2003:022)

A vulnerability was discovered in the VNC server script that generates an X cookie, used by X authentication. The script generated a cookie that was not strong enough and allow an attacker to more easily guess the authentication cookie, thus obtaining unauthorized access to the VNC server...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : Eterm (MDKSA-2003:040)

Digital Defense Inc. released a paper detailing insecurities in various terminal emulators, including Eterm. Many of the features supported by these programs can be abused when untrusted data is displayed on the screen. This abuse can be anything from garbage data being displayed to the screen or...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mutt (MDKSA-2003:041-1)

A vulnerability was discovered in the mutt text-mode email client in the IMAP code. This vulnerability can be exploited by a malicious IMAP server to crash mutt or even execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user running mutt. Update : The packages for Mandrake Linux 9.1 and 9.1/PPC wer...