Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gedit (MDVSA-2009:039)

Python has a variable called sys.path that contains all paths where Python loads modules by using import scripting procedure. A wrong handling of that variable enables local attackers to execute arbitrary code via Python scripting in the current gedit working directory CVE-2009-0314. This update...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libxml2 (MDVSA-2008:192)

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in how libxml2 handled long XML entity names. If an application linked against libxml2 processed untrusted malformed XML content, it could cause the application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code CVE-2008-3529. The updated packages have been patched...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gnutls (MDVSA-2008:227-1)

Martin von Gagern found a flow in how GnuTLS versions 1.2.4 up until 2.6.1 verified certificate chains provided by a server. A malicious server could use this flaw to spoof its identity by tricking client applications that used the GnuTLS library to trust invalid certificates CVE-2008-4989. Updat...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : util-linux-ng (MDVSA-2008:114)

Argument injection vulnerability in login login-utils/login.c in util-linux-ng 2.14 and earlier makes it easier for remote attackers to hide activities by modifying portions of log events. The updated packages have been patched to fix the issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python (MDVSA-2008:085)

Integer signedness error in the zlib extension module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative signed integer, which triggers insufficient memory allocation and a buffer overflow CVE-2008-1721. A buffer overflow vulnerability was also found in t...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : nfs-utils (MDVSA-2009:060)

A security vulnerability has been identified and fixed in nfs-utils, which caused TCP Wrappers to ignore netgroups and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions CVE-2008-4552. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ghostscript (MDVSA-2008:055)

Chris Evans found a buffer overflow condition in Ghostscript, which can lead to arbitrary code execution as the user running any application using it to process a maliciously crafted Postscript file. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Netwo...

MDVA-2009:041 : php

The previous fix for addressing Bug 43486 XML parsing ignores encoded elements in character data e.g. etc. broke the php-wddx extension. This bugfix release uses backported upstream fixes for both php and libxml2 to addres...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gstreamer-plugins-good (MDVSA-2008:092)

A vulnerability in the Speex library was found where it did not properly validate input values read from the Speex files headers. An attacker could create a malicious Speex file that would crash an application or potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : exiv2 (MDVSA-2008:119)

A flaw was found in exiv2 that would cause exiv2, or applications linked to libexiv2, to crash on image files with certain metadata in the image CVE-2008-2696. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text a...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : madwifi-source (MDVSA-2008:007)

MadWifi prior to 0.9.3.3 allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service panic via a beacon frame with a large length value in the extended supported rates xrates element, which would trigger an assertion error. Updated packages have been updated to 0.9.3.3 to correct this issue...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : avahi (MDVSA-2009:076)

A security vulnerability has been identified and fixed in avahi which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service network bandwidth and CPU consumption via a crafted legacy unicast mDNS query packet CVE-2009-0758. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this. %NASLMINLEVEL...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2008:044)

The waittaskstopped function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.8 checks a TASKTRACED bit instead of an exitstate value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service machine crash via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information. CVE-2007-5500...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openafs (MDVSA-2008:207)

A race condition in OpenAFS 1.3.40 through 1.4.5 allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service daemon crash by simultaneously acquiring and giving back file callbacks CVE-2007-6599. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Securit...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : bind (MDVSA-2009:002)

A flaw was found in how BIND checked the return value of the OpenSSL DSAdoverify function. On systems that use DNSSEC, a malicious zone could present a malformed DSA certificate and bypass proper certificate validation, which would allow for spoofing attacks CVE-2009-0025. The updated packages ha...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : bind (MDVSA-2009:037)

Internet Systems Consortium ISC BIND 9.6.0 and earlier does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL EVPVerifyFinal function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a malformed SSL/TLS signature, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2008-5077 and...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : imlib2 (MDVSA-2008:123)

Stefan Cornelius discovered two buffer overflows in Imlib's image loaders for PNM and XPM images, which could possibly result in the execution of arbitrary code CVE-2008-2426. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : php (MDVSA-2008:128)

A number of vulnerabilities have been found and corrected in PHP : php-cgi in PHP prior to 5.2.6 does not properly calculate the length of PATHTRANSLATED, which has unknown impact and attack vectors CVE-2008-0599. The escapeshellcmd API function in PHP prior to 5.2.6 has unknown impact and...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gstreamer0.10-plugins-base (MDVSA-2009:085)

Integer overflows in gstreamer0.10-plugins-base Base64 encoding and decoding functions related with glib2.0 issue CVE-2008-4316 may lead attackers to cause denial of service. Altough vector attacks are not known yet CVE-2009-0586. This update provide the fix for that security issue. %NASLMINLEVEL...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : pam (MDVSA-2009:077)

A security vulnerability has been identified and fixed in pam : Integer signedness error in the pamStrTok function in libpam/pammisc.c in Linux-PAM aka pam 1.0.3 and earlier, when a configuration file contains non-ASCII usernames, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and mig...