Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : xdg-utils (MDVSA-2008:031)

A vulnerability was found in xdg-open and xdg-email commands, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands if the user is tricked into trying to open a maliciously crafted URL. The updated packages have been patched to prevent the issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

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 : wireshark (MDVSA-2008:152)

A number of vulnerabilities were discovered in Wireshark that could cause it to crash while processing malicious packets CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3139, CVE-2008-3140, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145. This update provides Wireshark 1.0.2, which is not vulnerable to these issues...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : krb5 (MDVSA-2009:082)

The spnegogssacceptseccontext function in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnegomech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 aka krb5 1.6.3, when SPNEGO is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and application crash via invalid ContextFlags data in the reqFlags field in a negTokenInit...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libxslt (MDVSA-2008:160)

Chris Evans of the Google Security Team found a vulnerability in the RC4 processing code in libxslt that did not properly handle corrupted key information. A remote attacker able to make an application linked against libxslt process malicious XML input could cause the application to crash or...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDVSA-2009:028)

Security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in CUPS. CUPS before 1.3.8 allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service daemon crash by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference CVE-2008-5183. The web...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : audacity (MDVSA-2008:074)

Audacity creates a temporary directory with a predictable name without checking for previous existence of that directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service recording deadlock by creating the directory before Audacity is run. This issue can also be leveraged to delete arbitrary...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : imlib2 (MDVSA-2009:019)

A vulnerability have been discovered in the load function of the XPM loader for imlib2, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XPM file CVE-2008-5187. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : yelp (MDVSA-2008:175)

A format string vulnerability was discovered in yelp after version 2.19.90 and before 2.24 that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URI on the command-line or via URI helpers in Firefox, Evolution, or possibly other programs...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python (MDVSA-2008:013)

Multiple integer overflows were found in python's imageop module. If an application written in python used the imageop module to process untrusted images, it could cause the application to crash, enter an infinite loop, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the python...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : xchat (MDVSA-2009:059-1)

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 X-Chat working directory CVE-2009-0315. This update...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : blender (MDVSA-2008:204)

Stefan Cornelius of Secunia Research reported a boundary error when Blender processed RGBE images which could be used to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Blender if a specially crafted .hdr or .blend file were openedCVE-2008-1102. As well, multiple vulnerabilities...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : pam_mount (MDVSA-2009:004)

passwdehd script in pammount would allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libxml2 (MDVSA-2008:180-1)

Andreas Solberg found a denial of service flaw in how libxml2 processed certain content. If an application linked against libxml2 processed such malformed XML content, it could cause the application to stop responding CVE-2008-3281. Update : The original fix used to correct this issue caused some...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : shadow-utils (MDVSA-2009:062)

A security vulnerability has been identified and fixed in login application from shadow-utils, which could allow local users in the utmp group to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line aka utline field in a utmp entry CVE-2008-5394. The updated...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : evolution (MDVSA-2008:111)

Alan Rad Pop of Secunia Research discovered the following two vulnerabilities in Evolution : Evolution did not properly validate timezone data when processing iCalendar attachments. If a user disabled the Itip Formatter plugin and viewed a crafted iCalendar attachment, an attacker could cause a...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : emacs (MDVSA-2008:153)

A vulnerability in emacs was found where an attacker could provide a group of files containing local variable definitions and arbitrary Lisp code to be executed when one of the provided files is opened by emacs CVE-2008-2142. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-thunderbird (MDVSA-2008:062)

A number of security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in the latest Mozilla Thunderbird program, version 2.0.0.12. This update provides the latest Thunderbird to correct these issues. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : xine-lib (MDVSA-2008:124)

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 : kdelibs (MDVSA-2008:097)

A vulnerability was found in startkdeinit in KDE 3.5.5 through 3.5.9 where, if it was installed setuid root, it could allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code CVE-2008-1671. By default, startkdeinit is not installed setuid root on Mandriva Linux, however...