A mirrorselect security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-05:02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: mirrorselect: Insecure temporary file creation
Date: December 07, 2004
Updated: December 07, 2004
Bugs: #73545
ID: 200412-05:02
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mirrorselect is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files.
A Perl security update is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Perl: Insecure temporary file creation
Date: December 07, 2004
Bugs: #66360
ID: 200412-04
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Perl is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files.
An imlib security update is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: imlib: Buffer overflows in image decoding
Date: December 06, 2004
Bugs: #72681
ID: 200412-03
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Multiple overflows have been found in the imlib library image decoding routines, potentially allowing execution of arbitrary code.
A PDFLib security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: PDFlib: Multiple overflows in the included TIFF library
Date: December 05, 2004
Bugs: #69043
ID: 200412-02
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PDFlib is vulnerable to multiple overflows, which can potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
A rssh security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: rssh, scponly: Unrestricted command execution
Date: December 03, 2004
Bugs: #72815, #72816
ID: 200412-01
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Synopsis
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rssh and scponly do not filter command-line options that can be exploited to execute any command, thereby allowing a remote user to completely bypass the restricted shell.
A security update for Sun and Blackdown Java is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-38
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Sun and Blackdown Java: Applet privilege escalation
Date: November 29, 2004
Bugs: #72172, #72221
ID: 200411-38
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The Java plug-in security in Sun and Blackdown Java environments can be bypassed to access arbitrary packages, allowing untrusted Java applets to perform unrestricted actions on the host system.
An Open DC Hub security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-37
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Open DC Hub: Remote code execution
Date: November 28, 2004
Bugs: #72371
ID: 200411-37
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Open DC Hub contains a buffer overflow that can be exploited to allow remote code execution.
A phpMyAdmin security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-36
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: phpMyAdmin: Multiple XSS vulnerabilities
Date: November 27, 2004
Bugs: #71819
ID: 200411-36
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phpMyAdmin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.
A phpWebSite security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-35:02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: phpWebSite: HTTP response splitting vulnerability
Date: November 26, 2004
Updated: November 26, 2004
Bugs: #71502
ID: 200411-35:02
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phpWebSite is vulnerable to possible HTTP response splitting attacks.
A Cyrus IMAP server security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-34
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Cyrus IMAP Server: Multiple remote vulnerabilities
Date: November 25, 2004
Bugs: #72194
ID: 200411-34
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The Cyrus IMAP Server contains multiple vulnerabilities which could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.
A TWiki security update is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-33
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: TWiki: Arbitrary command execution
Date: November 24, 2004
Bugs: #71035
ID: 200411-33
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A bug in the TWiki search function allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the permissions of the user running TWiki.
A phpbb security update is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-32
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: phpBB: Remote command execution
Date: November 24, 2004
Bugs: #71681
ID: 200411-32
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phpBB contains a vulnerability which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the rights of the web server user.
A ProZilla security update has been released
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-31
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ProZilla: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 23, 2004
Bugs: #70090
ID: 200411-31
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ProZilla contains several buffer overflow vulnerabilities that can be exploited by a malicious server to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running ProZilla.
A pdftohtml security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-30
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: pdftohtml: Vulnerabilities in included Xpdf
Date: November 23, 2004
Bugs: #69019
ID: 200411-30
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pdftohtml includes vulnerable Xpdf code to handle PDF files, making it vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code upon converting a malicious PDF file.
An unarj security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-29
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: unarj: Long filenames buffer overflow and a path traversal vulnerability
Date: November 19, 2004
Bugs: #70966
ID: 200411-29
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unarj contains a buffer overflow and a directory traversal vulnerability. This could lead to overwriting of arbitrary files or the execution of arbitrary code.
A X.Org security update is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-28
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: X.Org, XFree86: libXpm vulnerabilities
Date: November 19, 2004
Bugs: #68544
ID: 200411-28
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libXpm contains several vulnerabilities that could lead to a Denial of Service and arbitrary code execution.
A Fcron security update is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-27
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Fcron: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 18, 2004
Bugs: #71311
ID: 200411-27
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Multiple vulnerabilities in Fcron can allow a local user to potentially cause a Denial of Service.
Security update for GIMPS, SETI@home, ChessBrain are now available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-26
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: GIMPS, SETI@home, ChessBrain: Insecure installation
Date: November 17, 2004
Bugs: #69868
ID: 200411-26
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Synopsis
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Improper file ownership allows user-owned files to be run with root privileges by init scripts.
A SquirrelMail security update is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-25
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: SquirrelMail: Encoded text XSS vulnerability
Date: November 17, 2004
Bugs: #70739
ID: 200411-25
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Squirrelmail fails to properly sanitize user input, which could lead to a compromise of webmail accounts.
A BNC security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-24
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: BNC: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: November 16, 2004
Bugs: #70674
ID: 200411-24
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BNC contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that may lead to Denial of Service and execution of arbitrary code.