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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : perl (MDVSA-2008:165)

The rmtree function in lib/File/Path.pm in Perl 5.10 does not properly check permissions before performing a chmod, which allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack. The updated packages have been patched to fix this. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : blender (MDVSA-2009:038-1)

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 Blender working directory CVE-2008-4863. This updat...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : xine-lib (MDVSA-2008:046-1)

An array index vulnerability found in the FLAC audio demuxer might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FLAC tag, which triggers a buffer overflow. Although originally an MPlayer issue, it also affects xine-lib due to code similarity. The updated packages have been patch...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-firefox (MDVSA-2008:080)

A number of security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in the latest Mozilla Firefox program, version 2.0.0.13. This update provides the latest Firefox to correct these issues. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mysql (MDVSA-2009:094)

Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in mysql : MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does not properly handle a b'' b single-quote single-quote token, aka an empty bit-string literal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service daemon...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : net-snmp (MDVSA-2008:118)

A vulnerability was found in how Net-SNMP checked an SNMPv3 packet's Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code HMAC. An attacker could exploit this flaw to spoof an authenticated SNMPv3 packet CVE-2008-0960. A buffer overflow was found in the perl bindings for Net-SNMP that could be exploited if an...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : pam_mount (MDVSA-2008:208-1)

pammount 0.10 through 0.45, when luserconf is enabled, does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a local mount. The updated packages have been patched to fix the issue. Update : The fi...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : rdesktop (MDVSA-2008:101)

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in rdesktop, a Remote Desktop Protocol client. An integer underflow vulnerability allowed attackers to cause a denial of service crash and possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the logged-in user CVE-2008-1801. A buffer overflow vulnerabili...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : pam_krb5 (MDVSA-2008:209-1)

Stphane Bertin discovered a flaw in the pamkrb5 existingticket configuration option where, if enabled and using an existing credential cache, it was possible for a local user to gain elevated privileges by using a different, local user's credential cache CVE-2008-3825. The updated packages have...

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 : 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 : mozilla-thunderbird (MDVSA-2008:235)

A number of security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in the latest Mozilla Thunderbird program, version 2.0.0.18 CVE-2008-5012, CVE-2008-5014, CVE-2008-5016, CVE-2008-5017, CVE-2008-5018, CVE-2008-5021, CVE-2008-5022, CVE-2008-5024, CVE-2008-5052. This update provides the lates...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : dovecot (MDVSA-2008:232)

The ACL plugin in dovecot prior to version 1.1.4 treated negative access rights as though they were positive access rights, which allowed attackers to bypass intended access restrictions CVE-2008-4577. The ACL plugin in dovecot prior to version 1.1.4 allowed attackers to bypass intended access...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : firefox (MDVSA-2009:044)

Security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in the latest Mozilla Firefox 3.x, version 3.0.5 CVE-2009-0352, CVE-2009-0353, CVE-2009-0354, CVE-2009-0355, CVE-2009-0356, CVE-2009-0357, CVE-2009-0358. This update provides the latest Mozilla Firefox 3.x to correct these issues. As...

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 : 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...