Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mod_perl (MDVSA-2009:091-1)

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in modperl v1.x and v2.x : Cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in Status.pm in Apache::Status and Apache2::Status in modperl1 and modperl2 for the Apache HTTP Server, when /perl-status is accessible, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-firefox (MDVSA-2008:136)

Security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in the latest Mozilla Firefox program, version 2.0.0.15 CVE-2008-2798, CVE-2008-2799, CVE-2008-2800, CVE-2008-2801, CVE-2008-2802, CVE-2008-2803, CVE-2008-2805, CVE-2008-2807, CVE-2008-2808, CVE-2008-2809, CVE-2008-2811. This update...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openssh (MDVSA-2008:098)

A vulnerability in OpenSSH 4.4 through 4.8 allowed local attackers to bypass intended security restrictions enabling them to execute commands other than those specified by the ForceCommand directive, provided they are able to modify to /.ssh/rc CVE-2008-1657. The updated packages have been patche...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libpng (MDVSA-2009:051)

A number of vulnerabilities have been found and corrected in libpng : Fixed 1-byte buffer overflow in pngpread.c CVE-2008-3964. This was allready fixed in Mandriva Linux 2009.0. Fix the function pngcheckkeyword that allowed setting arbitrary bytes in the process memory to 0 CVE-2008-5907. Fix a...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : postgresql (MDVSA-2008:004)

Index Functions Privilege Escalation CVE-2007-6600: as a unique feature, PostgreSQL allows users to create indexes on the results of user-defined functions, known as expression indexes. This provided two vulnerabilities to privilege escalation: 1 index functions were executed as the superuser and...

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 : postfix (MDVSA-2008:171)

Sebastian Krahmer of the SUSE Security Team discovered a flaw in the way Postfix dereferenced symbolic links. If a local user had write access to a mail spool directory without a root mailbox file, it could be possible for them to append arbitrary data to files that root had write permissions to...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : clamav (MDVSA-2008:189-1)

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in ClamAV and corrected with the 0.94 release, including : A vulnerability in ClamAV's chm-parser allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a malformed CHM file CVE-2008-1389. A vulnerability in libclamav would allow...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : xine-lib (MDVSA-2008:177)

Guido Landi found A stack-based buffer overflow in xine-lib that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service crash and potentially execute arbitrary code via a long NSF title CVE-2008-1878. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : firefox (MDVSA-2009:084)

Security vulnerabilities have been discovered in previous versions, and corrected in the latest Mozilla Firefox 3.x, version 3.0.8 CVE-2009-1044, CVE-2009-1169. This update provides the latest Mozilla Firefox 3.x to correct these issues. Additionally, some packages requiring it have also been...

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 : 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...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : pidgin (MDVSA-2009:025)

The NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.4.1 does not verify SSL certificates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid server certificate for a spoofed service. CVE-2008-3532 Pidgin 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service crash via a...

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 : opensc (MDVSA-2008:183)

Chaskiel M Grundman found that OpenSC would initialize smart cards with the Siemens CardOS M4 card operating system without proper access rights. This allowed everyone to change the card's PIN without first having the PIN or PUK, or the superuser's PIN or PUK CVE-2008-2235. Please note that this...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : clamav (MDVSA-2008:229)

An off-by-one error was found in ClamAV versions prior to 0.94.1 that could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VBA project file CVE-2008-5050. Other bugs have also been corrected in 0.94.1 which is being provided with this update...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : hplip (MDVSA-2008:169)

Marc Schoenefeld of the Red Hat Security Response Team discovered a vulnerability in the hplip alert-mailing functionality that could allow a local attacker to elevate their privileges by using specially crafted packets to trigger alert mails that are sent by the root account CVE-2008-2940. Anoth...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : php (MDVSA-2008:126)

A number of vulnerabilities have been found and corrected in PHP : PHP 5.2.1 would allow context-dependent attackers to read portions of heap memory by executing certain scripts with a serialized data input string beginning with 'S:', which did not properly track the number of input bytes being...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : joomla (MDVSA-2008:060)

Several severe security issues were discovered in the Joomla! PHP-based content management system. These issues have been fixed in version 1.0.15 which is provided with this update. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : tcl (MDVSA-2008:059)

A flaw in the Tcl regular expression handling engine was originally discovered by Will Drewry in the PostgreSQL database server's Tcl regular expression engine. This flaw can result in an infinite loop when processing certain regular expressions. The updated packages have been patched to correct...