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Multiple security vulnerabilities in Apache 2
Background The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides services in tune with the current HTTP standards. Description Thre...
Multiple OpenSSL Vulnerabilities
Background The OpenSSL Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured, and Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer SSL v2/v3 and Transport Layer Security TLS v1 protocols as well as a full-strength general purpose cryptography library...
Linux kernel do_mremap local privilege escalation vulnerability
Background The Linux kernel is responsible for memory management in a working system - to allow this, processes are allowed to allocate and unallocate memory. Description The memory subsystem allows for shrinking, growing, and moving of chunks of memory along any of the allocated memory areas whi...
Libxml2 URI Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Background Description Yuuichi Teranishi discovered a flaw in libxml2 versions prior to 2.6.6. When the libxml2 library fetches a remote resource via FTP or HTTP, libxml2 uses parsing routines that can overflow a buffer caused by improper bounds checking if they are passed a URL longer than 4096...
phpMyAdmin < 2.5.6-rc1: possible attack against export.php
Background phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL databased over the Web. Description One component of the phpMyAdmin software package export.php does not properly verify input that is passed to it from a remote user. Since the input is used to include...
Clam Antivirus DoS vulnerability
Background Clam AntiVirus is a GPLed anti-virus toolkit, designed for integration with mail servers to perform attachment scanning. Clam AV also provides a command line scanner and a tool for fetching updates of the virus database. Description Oliver Eikemeier of Fillmore Labs discovered the...
Updated kernel packages fix the AMD64 ptrace vulnerability
Background Description A vulnerability has been discovered by Andi Kleen in the ptrace emulation code for AMD64 platforms when eflags are processed, allowing a local user to obtain elevated priveleges. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project, http://cve.mitre.org, has assigned...
XFree86 Font Information File Buffer Overflow
Background XFree86, provides a client/server interface between display hardware and the desktop environment while also providing both the windowing infrastructure and a standardized API. XFree86 is platform independent, network-transparent and extensible. Description Exploitation of a buffer...
Monkeyd Denial of Service vulnerability
Background The Monkey HTTP daemon is a Web server written in C that works under Linux and is based on the HTTP/1.1 protocol. It aims to develop a fast, efficient and small web server. Description A bug in the URI processing of incoming requests allows for a Denial of Service to be launched agains...
Gallery 1.4.1 and below remote exploit vulnerability
Background Gallery is an open source image management system written in PHP. More information is available at http://gallery.sourceforge.net Description Starting in the 1.3.1 release, Gallery includes code to simulate the behaviour of the PHP 'registerglobals' variable in environments where that...
PHP setting leaks from .htaccess files on virtual hosts
Background PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. Description If the server configuration "php.ini" file has "registerglobals = on" and a request is made to one virtual host which has "phpadminflag...
Apache mod_python Denial of Service vulnerability
Background Modpython is an Apache module that embeds the Python interpreter within the server allowing Python-based web-applications to be created. Description The Apache Foundation has reported that modpython may be prone to Denial of Service attacks when handling a malformed query. Modpython...
GAIM 0.75 Remote overflows
Background Gaim is a multi-platform and multi-protocol instant messaging client. It is compatible with AIM , ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, and the Zephyr networks. Description Yahoo changed the authentication methods to their IM servers, rendering GAIM useless. The GAIM team...
Honeyd remote detection vulnerability via a probe packet
Background Honeyd is a virtual honeypot daemon that can simulate virtual hosts on unallocated IP addresses. Description A bug in handling NMAP fingerprints caused Honeyd to reply to TCP packets with both the SYN and RST flags set. Watching for replies, it is possible to detect IP addresses...
Linux kernel do_mremap() local privilege escalation vulnerability
Background The Linux kernel is responsible for memory management in a working system - to allow this, processes are allowed to allocate and unallocate memory. Description The memory subsystem allows for shrinking, growing, and moving of chunks of memory along any of the allocated memory areas whi...
CVS: possible root compromise when using CVS pserver
Background CVS, which stands for Concurrent Versions System, is a client/server application which tracks changes to sets of files. It allows multiple users to work concurrently on files, and then merge their changes back into the main tree which can be on a remote system. It also allows branching...
XChat: malformed dcc send request denial of service
Background XChat is a multiplatform IRC client. Description There is a remotely exploitable bug in XChat 2.0.6 that could lead to a denial of service attack. Gentoo wishes to thank lloydbates for discovering this bug, as well as jcdutton and rac for submitting patches to fix the bug. Impact A...
Two buffer overflows in lftp
Background lftp is a multithreaded command-line based FTP client. It allows you to execute multiple commands simultaneously or in the background. If features mirroring capabilities, resuming downloads, etc. Description Two buffer overflows exist in lftp. Both can occur when the user connects to a...
GnuPG: ElGamal signing keys compromised and format string vulnerability
Background GnuPG is a popular open source signing and encryption tool. Description Two flaws have been found in GnuPG 1.2.3. First, ElGamal signing keys can be compromised. These keys are not commonly used, but this is "a significant security failure which can lead to a compromise of almost all...
CVS: malformed module request vulnerability
Background CVS, which stands for Concurrent Versions System, is a client/server application which tracks changes to sets of files. It allows multiple users to work concurrently on files, and then merge their changes back into the main tree which can be on a remote system. It also allows branching...
rsync: exploitable heap overflow
Background rsync is a popular file transfer package used to synchronize the Portage tree. Description Rsync version 2.5.6 contains a vulnerability that can be used to run arbitrary code. The Gentoo infrastructure team has some reasonably good forensic evidence that this exploit may have been used...
FreeRADIUS: heap exploit and NULL pointer dereference vulnerability
Background FreeRADIUS is a popular open source RADIUS server. Description FreeRADIUS versions below 0.9.3 are vulnerable to a heap exploit, however, the attack code must be in the form of a valid RADIUS packet which limits the possible exploits. Also corrected in the 0.9.3 release is another...
glibc: getgrouplist buffer overflow vulnerability
Background glibc is the GNU C library. Description A bug in the getgrouplist function can cause a buffer overflow if the size of the group list is too small to hold all the user's groups. This overflow can cause segmentation faults in user applications. This vulnerability exists only when an...
phpSysInfo: arbitrary code execution and directory traversal
Background phpSysInfo is a PHP system information tool. Description phpSysInfo contains two vulnerabilities which could allow local files to be read or arbitrary PHP code to be executed, under the privileges of the web server process. Impact An attacker could read local files or execute arbitrary...
Ethereal: security problems in ethereal 0.9.15
Background Ethereal is a popular network protocol analyzer. Description Ethereal contains buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the GTP, ISAKMP, and MEGACO protocol dissectors, and a heap overflow vulnerability in the SOCKS protocol dissector, which could cause Ethereal to crash or to execute...
Libnids: remote code execution vulnerability
Background Libnids is a component of a network intrusion detection system. Description There is a bug in the part of libnids code responsible for TCP reassembly. The flaw probably allows remote code execution. Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. Workaround There is no...
Opera: buffer overflows in 7.11 and 7.20
Background Opera is a multi-platform web browser. Description The Opera browser can cause a buffer allocated on the heap to overflow under certain HREFs when rendering HTML. The mail system is also deemed vulnerable and an attacker can send an email containing a malformed HREF, or plant the...
kdebase: KDM vulnerabilities
Background KDM is the desktop manager included with the K Desktop Environment. Description Firstly, versions of KDM =kde-base/kde-3.1.4' emerge '=kde-base/kde-3.1.4' emerge clean...
HylaFAX: Remote code exploit in hylafax
Background HylaFAX is a popular client-server fax package. Description During a code review of the hfaxd server, the SuSE Security Team discovered a format bug condition that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user. However, the bug cannot be triggered in the default...
Apache: buffer overflows and a possible information disclosure
Background The Apache HTTP Server is one of the most popular web servers on the Internet. Description Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in modalias and modrewrite allow attackers who can create or edit configuration files including .htaccess files, to cause a denial of service and execute...
Apache: multiple buffer overflows
Background The Apache HTTP Server is one of the most popular web servers on the Internet. Description Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in modalias and modrewrite allow attackers who can create or edit configuration files including .htaccess files, to cause a denial of service and execute...