gdb: object file .debug_gdb_scripts section improper input validation

GNU Project Debugger GDB before 7.5, when .debuggdbscripts is defined, automatically loads certain files from the current working directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted files such as Python scripts...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : apache2-mod_python (SAT Patch Number 6247)

Apache2 modpython has been changed to enable randomized hashes to help fixing denial of service problems by injecting prepared values into Python hash functions. CVE-2012-1150 As some Python scripts might need a known hashing order, the old behaviour can be restored using a newly introduced modul...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager 3.1

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager 3.1 is now available. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the C...

Mandriva Update for emacs MDVSA-2008:216 (emacs)

Check for the Version of emacs OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for emacs MDVSA-2008:216 emacs Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the...

Sudo 1.6.x - Environment Variable Handling Security Bypass (1)

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184/info Sudo is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue is due to an error in the application when handling environment variables. A local attacker with the ability to run Python scripts can...

Sudo 1.6.x - Environment Variable Handling Security Bypass (1)

Sudo 1.6.x - Environment Variable Handling Security Bypass 1 source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184/info Sudo is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue is due to an error in the application when handling environment variables. A...

CVE-2002-0131

ActivePython ActiveX control for Python in the AXScript package, when used in Internet Explorer, does not prevent a script from reading files from the client's filesystem, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a malicious web page containing Python script...