Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

New Xpdf, GPdf security updates are available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-24
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Xpdf, GPdf: New integer overflows
Date: December 28, 2004
Bugs: #75191, #75201
ID: 200412-24

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Synopsis
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New integer overflows were discovered in Xpdf, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. GPdf includes Xpdf code and therefore is vulnerable to the same issues.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Zwiki security update is available for Gento Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-23
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: Zwiki: XSS vulnerability
Date: December 21, 2004
Bugs: #72315
ID: 200412-23

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Synopsis
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Zwiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A mpg123 security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-22
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: mpg123: Playlist buffer overflow
Date: December 21, 2004
Bugs: #74692
ID: 200412-22

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Synopsis
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mpg123 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code through the use of a malicious playlist.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A MPlayer security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-21
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: MPlayer: Multiple overflows
Date: December 20, 2004
Bugs: #74473
ID: 200412-21

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Synopsis
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Multiple overflow vulnerabilities have been found in MPlayer, potentially resulting in remote executing of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A NASM security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-20
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: NASM: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: December 20, 2004
Bugs: #74477
ID: 200412-20

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Synopsis
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NASM is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code through the use of a malicious object file.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Another WordPress security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [UPDATE] GLSA 200410-12:02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: WordPress: HTTP response splitting and XSS vulnerabilities
Date: October 14, 2004
Updated: December 19, 2004
Bugs: #65798
ID: 200410-12:02

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Update
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Thomas Waldegger, who discovered these vulnerabilities, reported that these issues were not fixed in version 1.2.1. After notifying the developers, they released 1.2.2 to fix these flaws.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A phpMyAdmin security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-19
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 19, 2004
Bugs: #74303
ID: 200412-19

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Synopsis
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phpMyAdmin contains multiple vulnerabilities which could lead to file disclosure or command execution.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

An abcm2ps security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-18:02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: abcm2ps: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: December 19, 2004
Updated: December 19, 2004
Bugs: #74702
ID: 200412-18:02

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Synopsis
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abcm2ps is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A kfax security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-17
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: kfax: Multiple overflows in the included TIFF library
Date: December 19, 2004
Bugs: #73795
ID: 200412-17

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Synopsis
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kfax contains several buffer overflows potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

kdebase/libs security updates are available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-16
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: kdelibs, kdebase: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 19, 2004
Bugs: #72804, #73869
ID: 200412-16

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Synopsis
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kdelibs and kdebase contain a flaw allowing password disclosure when creating a link to a remote file. Furthermore Konqueror is vulnerable to window injection.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

An Ethereal security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-15
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 19, 2004
Bugs: #74443
ID: 200412-15

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Ethereal, which may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code, crash the program or perform DoS by CPU and disk utilization.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A PHP security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-14
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 19, 2004
Bugs: #74547
ID: 200412-14

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Synopsis
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Several vulnerabilities were found and fixed in PHP, ranging from an information leak and a safe_mode restriction bypass to a potential remote execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Samba security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-13
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Samba: Integer overflow
Date: December 17, 2004
Bugs: #73943
ID: 200412-13

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Synopsis
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Samba contains a bug that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Cscope security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-11
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Cscope: Insecure creation of temporary files
Date: December 16, 2004
Bugs: #71595
ID: 200412-11

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Synopsis
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Cscope is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

An Adobe Acrobat Reader secuity update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-12
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Acrobat Reader: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: December 16, 2004
Bugs: #74406
ID: 200412-12

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Synopsis
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Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Vim/gVip secuity update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-10
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Vim, gVim: Vulnerable options in modelines
Date: December 15, 2004
Bugs: #73715
ID: 200412-10

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Synopsis
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Several vulnerabilities related to the use of options in modelines have been found and fixed in Vim. They could potentially result in a local user escalating privileges.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A ncpfs security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-09
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: ncpfs: Buffer overflow in ncplogin and ncpmap
Date: December 15, 2004
Bugs: #72820
ID: 200412-09

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Synopsis
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ncpfs is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to local execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A nfs-utils security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-08
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: nfs-utils: Multiple remote vulnerabilities
Date: December 14, 2004
Bugs: #72113
ID: 200412-08

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in nfs-utils that could lead to a Denial of Service, or the execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A file security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-07
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: file: Arbitrary code execution
Date: December 13, 2004
Bugs: #72521
ID: 200412-07

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Synopsis
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The code for parsing ELF headers in file contains a flaw which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A PHProjekt security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-06
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: PHProjekt: setup.php vulnerability
Date: December 10, 2004
Bugs: #73021
ID: 200412-06

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Synopsis
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PHProjekt contains a vulnerability in the setup procedure allowing remote users without admin rights to change the configuration.