RHEL 2.1 : mod_ssl (RHSA-2004:408)

An updated modssl package for Apache that fixes a format string vulnerability is now available. The modssl module provides strong cryptography for the Apache Web server via the Secure Sockets Layer SSL and Transport Layer Security TLS protocols. A format string issue was discovered in modssl for...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : imlib2 (MDKSA-2004:089)

Marcus Meissner discovered that the imlib and imlib2 libraries are also affected with a similar BMP-related vulnerability as the recent QT updates. The updated imlib and imlib2 packages are patched to protect against this problem. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descripti...

Fedora Core 2 : samba-3.0.6-2.fc2 (2004-285)

Tue Aug 31 2004 Jay Fenlason 3.0.6-2.fc2 - Upgrade to 3.0.6 Include the same patchset as rawhide and fc1 - Update BuildRequires Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean...

DSA-458-3 python2.2 - buffer overflow

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[SECURITY] [DSA 542-1] New Qt packages fix arbitrary code execution and denial of service

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 542-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze August 30th, 2004 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

[Full-Disclosure] SUSE Security Announcement: gaim (SUSE-SA:2004:025)

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- SUSE Security Announcement Package: gaim Announcement-ID: SUSE-SA:2004:025 Date: Thursday, Aug 12th 2004 12:00 MEST Affected products: 9.1 Vulnerability Type: remote code execution Severity 1-10: 6 SUSE default package: No Cross References: CAN-2004-0500 Content...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gtk+ (MDKSA-2001:061-1)

A vulnerability exists with the GTK+ toolkit in that the GTKMODULES environment variable allows a local user to enter a directory path to a module that does not necessarily need to be associated with GTK+. With this, an attacker could create a custom module and load it using the toolkit which cou...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libneon (MDKSA-2004:049)

It was discovered that in portions of neon, sscanf is used in an unsafe manner. This will result in an overflow of a static heap variable. The updated packages provide a patched libneon to correct these problems. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and packag...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : eog (MDKSA-2003:048)

A vulnerability was discovered in the Eye of GNOME EOG program, version 2.2.0 and earlier, that is used for displaying graphics. A carefully crafted filename passed to eog could lead to the execution of arbitrary code as the user executing eog. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : minicom (MDKSA-2001:051)

Several format string vulnerabilities exist in the minicom program. These bugs can be exploited to obtain group uucp privilege. A simple fix is to simply remove the setgid bit on /usr/bin/minicom, however these new packages introduce some fixes for the vulnerabilities through a patch from Red Hat...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : openssh (MDKSA-2001:092)

The new OpenSSH 3.0.2 fixes a vulnerability in the UseLogin option. By default, Mandrake Linux does not enable UseLogin, but if the administrator enables it, local users are able to pass environment variables to the login process. This update also fixes a security hole in the KerberosV support th...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : dhcp (MDKSA-2003:007)

Several potential vulnerabilities were detected by the ISC Internet Software Consortium in their dhcp server software. The vulnerabilities affect the minires library and may be exploitable as stack buffer overflows, which could lead to remote code execution. All Mandrake Linux users are encourage...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : WindowMaker (MDKSA-2001:074)

A buffer overflow exists in the WindowMaker window manager's window title handling code, as discovered by Alban Hertroys. Many programs, such as web browsers, set the window title to something obtained from the network, such as the title of the currently-viewed web page. As such, this buffer...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : glibc (MDKSA-2004:009)

A read buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the resolver code in versions of glibc up to and including 2.2.5. The vulnerability is triggered by DNS packets larger than 1024 bytes, which can cause an application to crash. The updated packages have a patch applied to correct the problem...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : lftp (MDKSA-2003:116)

A buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered by Ulf Harnhammar in the lftp FTP client when connecting to a web server using HTTP or HTTPS and using the 'ls' or 'rels' command on specially prepared directory. This vulnerability exists in lftp versions 2.3.0 through 2.6.9 and is corrected upstrea...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ethereal (MDKSA-2003:051)

A vulnerability was discovered in Ethereal 0.9.9 and earlier that allows a remote attacker to use specially crafted SOCKS packets to cause a denial of service DoS and possibly execute arbitrary code. A similar vulnerability also exists in the NTLMSSP code in Ethereal 0.9.9 and earlier, due to a...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : python (MDKSA-2002:082-1)

A vulnerability was discovered in python by Zack Weinberg in the way that the execvpe method from the os.py module uses a temporary file name. The file is created in an unsafe manner and execvpe tries to execute it, which can be used by a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileg...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : netpbm (MDKSA-2004:011-1)

A number of temporary file bugs have been found in versions of NetPBM. These could allow a local user the ability to overwrite or create files as a different user who happens to run one of the the vulnerable utilities. Update : The patch applied made some calls to the mktemp utility with an...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cvs (MDKSA-2004:048)

Stefan Esser discovered that malformed 'Entry' lines in combination with Is-modified and Unchanged can be used to overflow malloced memory in a way that can be remotely exploited. The updated packages contain a patch to correct the problem. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xinetd (MDKSA-2001:076)

An audit has been performed on the xinetd 2.3.0 source code by Solar Designer for many different possible vulnerabilities. The 2.3.1 release incorporated his patches into the xinetd source tree. The audit was very thorough and found and fixed many problems. This xinetd update includes his audit...