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...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : clamav (MDVSA-2008:166)

An incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2713 resulted in remote attackers being able to cause a denial of service via a malformed Petite file that triggered an out-of-bounds memory access CVE-2008-3215. This issue is corrected with the 0.93.3 release which is being provided. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : boost (MDVSA-2008:032)

Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry found that the bost library did not properly perform input validation on regular expressions. An attacker could exploit this by sening a specially crafted regular expression to an application linked against boost and cause a denial of service via an application crash...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : virtualbox (MDVSA-2009:011)

A vulnerability have been discovered and corrected in VirtualBox, affecting versions prior to 2.0.6, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-qateam-ipc/lock temporary file CVE-2008-5256. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : curl (MDVSA-2009:069)

A security vulnerability has been identified and fixed in curl, which could allow remote HTTP servers to 1 trigger arbitrary requests to intranet servers, 2 read or overwrite arbitrary files via a redirect to a file: URL, or 3 execute arbitrary commands via a redirect to an scp: URL CVE-2009-0037...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ffmpeg (MDVSA-2009:015)

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in ffmpeg, related to the execution of DTS generation code CVE-2008-4866 and incorrect handling of DCAMAXFRAMESIZE value CVE-2008-4867. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : xine-lib (MDVSA-2008:020)

Two vulnerabilities discovered in xine-lib allow remote execution of arbitrary code : Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmffdumpcont function in input/libreal/rmff.c in xine-lib 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the SDP Abstract attribute, related to the...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : lynx (MDVSA-2008:218)

A vulnerability was found in the Lynxcgi: URI handler that could allow an attacker to create a web page redirecting to a malicious URL that would execute arbitrary code as the user running Lynx, if they were using the non-default Advanced user mode CVE-2008-4690. This update corrects these issues...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDVSA-2008:081)

A heap-based buffer overflow in CUPS 1.2.x and later was discovered by regenrecht of VeriSign iDenfense that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CGI search expression CVE-2008-0047. A validation error in the Hp-GL/2 filter was also discovered CVE-2008-0053...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python-django (MDVSA-2008:185)

A cross-site request forgery vulnerability was discovered in Django that, if exploited, could be used to perform unrequested deletion or modification of data. Updated versions of Django will now discard posts from users whose sessions have expired, so data will need to be re-entered in these case...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : SDL_image (MDVSA-2008:040)

The LWZReadByte and IMGLoadLBMRW functions in SDLimage contain a boundary error that could be triggered to cause a static buffer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow. If a user using an application linked against the SDLimage library were to open a carefully crafted GIF or IFF ILBM file, the...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : qt4 (MDVSA-2008:042)

A potential vulnerability was discovered in Qt4 version 4.3.0 through 4.3.2 which may cause a certificate verification in SSL connections not to be performed. As a result, code that uses QSslSocket could be tricked into thinking that the certificate was verified correctly when it actually failed ...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ntp (MDVSA-2009:007)

A flaw was found in how NTP checked the return value of signature verification. A remote attacker could use this to bypass certificate validation by using a malformed SSL/TLS signature CVE-2009-0021. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Netwo...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : poppler (MDVSA-2009:068-1)

A crafted PDF file that triggers a parsing error allows remote attackers to cause definal of service. This bug is consequence of a wrong processing on FormWidgetChoice::loadDefaults method CVE-2009-0755. A crafted PDF file that triggers a parsing error allows remote attackers to cause definal of...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : qemu (MDVSA-2009:008)

Security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in VNC server of qemu version 0.9.1 and earlier, which could lead to denial-of-service attacks CVE-2008-2382, and make it easier for remote crackers to guess the VNC password CVE-2008-5714. The updated packages have been patched to preve...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mplayer (MDVSA-2008:196)

Uncontrolled array index in the sdpplinparse function in stream/realrtsp/sdpplin.c in MPlayer 1.0 rc2 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via a large streamid SDP parameter. The updated packages have been patched to fix this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mailman (MDVSA-2008:061)

Multiple cross-site scripting XSS vulnerabilities were found in Mailman prior to version 2.1.10b1, which allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via edting templates and the list's info attribute in the web administrator interface. The updated packages have been patched to...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python (MDVSA-2009:003)

Multiple integer overflows in imageop.c in the imageop module in Python 1.5.2 through 2.5.1 allow context-dependent attackers to break out of the Python VM and execute arbitrary code via large integer values in certain arguments to the crop function, leading to a buffer overflow, a different...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ffmpeg (MDVSA-2008:157)

A vulnerability was found in how ffmpeg handled STR file demuxing. If a user were tricked into processing a malicious STR file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges via applications linked against ffmpeg CVE-2008-3162. The updated packages have been patched to corre...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gnumeric (MDVSA-2009:043)

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 Gnumeric working directory CVE-2009-0318. This upda...