Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : vim (MDVSA-2009:047-1)

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 Vim working directory CVE-2009-0316. This update...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gcc (MDVSA-2008:066)

Jurgen Weigert found a directory traversal vulnerability in fastjar versions prior to 0.93. This vulnerability allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .jar file containing filename with ../ sequences. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gnutls (MDVSA-2008:106)

Flaws discovered in versions prior to 2.2.4 stable and 2.3.10 development of GnuTLS allow an attacker to cause denial of service application crash, and maybe so far undetermined execute arbitrary code. The updated packages have been patched to fix these flaws. Note that any applications using thi...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2008:242)

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in Wireshark. The first is a vulnerability in the SMTP dissector that could cause it to consume excessive CPU and memory via a long SMTP request CVE-2008-5285. The second is an issue with the WLCCP dissector that could cause it to go into an infinite loop. This...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : dbus (MDVSA-2008:054)

A vulnerability was discovered by Havoc Pennington in how the dbus-daemon applied its security policy. A user with the ability to connect to the dbus-daemon could possibly execute certain method calls that they should not normally have access to. The updated packages have been patched to correct...

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 : x11-server (MDVSA-2008:116)

An input validation flaw was found in X.org's Security and Record extensions. A malicious authorized client could exploit the issue to cause a denial of service crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the X.org server CVE-2008-1377. An input validation flaw was found in...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mysql (MDVSA-2008:028)

The mysqlchangedb function in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.40 did not restore THD::dbaccess privileges when returning from SQL SECURITY INVOKER stored routines, which allowed remote authenticated users to gain privileges CVE-2007-2692. The federated engine in MySQL 5.0.x, when performing a certain SHOW...

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 : poppler (MDVSA-2008:146)

A memory management issue was found in libpoppler by Felipe Andres Manzano that could allow for the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running a poppler-based application, if they opened a specially crafted PDF file CVE-2008-2950. The updated packages have been patched to...

MDVA-2009:009 : kdemultimedia

A bug in KDE 3.5.10 as shipped with Mandriva Linux 2009.0, using the lame encode with the audiocd kioslave gives a noise sound as output. This updates fixes the issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a security fix. Disable...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libxslt (MDVSA-2008:151)

A buffer overflow vulnerability in libxslt could be exploited via an XSL style sheet file with a long XLST transformation match condition, which could possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code CVE-2008-1767. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 ...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : tk (MDVSA-2008:041)

The ReadImage function in Tk did not check codeSize read from GIF images prior to initializing the append array, which could lead to a buffer overflow with unknown impact. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python (MDVSA-2008:163)

Multiple integer overflows in the imageop module in Python prior to 2.5.3 allowed context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service crash or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted images that trigger heap-based buffer overflows CVE-2008-1679. This was due to an incomplete fix for...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libtiff (MDVSA-2008:184)

Drew Yao of the Apple Product Security Team reported multiple uses of uninitialized values in libtiff's LZW compression algorithm decoder. An attacker could create a carefully crafted LZW-encoded TIFF file that would cause an application linked to libtiff to crash or potentially execute arbitrary...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-thunderbird (MDVSA-2009:012)

A number of security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in the latest Mozilla Thunderbird program, version 2.0.0.19 CVE-2008-5500, CVE-2008-5503, CVE-2008-5506, CVE-2008-5507, CVE-2008-5508, CVE-2008-5510, CVE-2008-5511, CVE-2008-5512. This update provides the latest Thunderbird t...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : fetchmail (MDVSA-2008:117)

A flaw in fetchmail was discovered that allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service crash and persistent mail failure via a malformed message with long headers. The crash only occured when fetchmail was called in '-v -v' mode CVE-2008-2711. The updated packages have been patched to...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ImageMagick (MDVSA-2008:035)

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the image decoders of ImageMagick. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing malicious DCM, DIB, XBM, XCF, or XWD images, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges. The updated packages have been patched to...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : sudo (MDVSA-2009:033)

A vulnerability has been identified in sudo which allowed - depending on the sudoers rules - a sudo-user to execute arbitrary shell commands as root CVE-2009-0034. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : squid (MDVSA-2009:034)

Due to an internal error Squid is vulnerable to a denial of service attack when processing specially crafted requests. This problem allows any client to perform a denial of service attack on the Squid service CVE-2009-0478. The updated packages have been patched to adress this. %NASLMINLEVEL 7030...