Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A MySQL security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-19
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 16, 2005
Bugs: #84819
ID: 200503-19

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Synopsis
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MySQL contains several vulnerabilities potentially leading to the overwriting of local files or to the execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Perl security update is availble for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [UPDATE] GLSA 200501-38:03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Perl: rmtree and DBI tmpfile vulnerabilities
Date: January 26, 2005
Updated: March 15, 2005
Bugs: #75696, #78634, #79685
ID: 200501-38:03

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Update
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The rmtree race conditions were only partly fixed in the original GLSA. New versions of dev-lang/perl have been released to address the remaining issues (CAN-2005-0448).

The updated sections appear below.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Ringtone Tools security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-18
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Ringtone Tools: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: March 15, 2005
Bugs: #74700
ID: 200503-18

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Synopsis
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The Ringtone Tools utilities contain a buffer overflow vulnerability, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A libexif security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-17
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: libexif: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: March 12, 2005
Bugs: #84076
ID: 200503-17

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Synopsis
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libexif fails to validate certain inputs, making it vulnerable to buffer overflows.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

An Ethereal security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-16
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 12, 2005
Bugs: #84547
ID: 200503-16

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Ethereal, which may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code or crash the program.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A libXpm security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-15
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: X.org: libXpm vulnerability
Date: March 12, 2005
Updated: March 12, 2005
Bugs: #83598
ID: 200503-15

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Synopsis
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A new vulnerability has been discovered in libXpm, which is included in X.org, that can potentially lead to remote code execution.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A KDE dcopidlng security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-14
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: KDE dcopidlng: Insecure temporary file creation
Date: March 07, 2005
Bugs: #81652
ID: 200503-14

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

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A mlterm security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-13
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: mlterm: Integer overflow vulnerability
Date: March 07, 2005
Bugs: #84174
ID: 200503-13

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Synopsis
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mlterm is vulnerable to an integer overflow, which could potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Hashcash security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-12
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Hashcash: Format string vulnerability
Date: March 06, 2005
Bugs: #83541
ID: 200503-12

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Synopsis
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A format string vulnerability in the Hashcash utility could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

An ImageMagick security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-11
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ImageMagick: Filename handling vulnerability
Date: March 06, 2005
Bugs: #83542
ID: 200503-11

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Synopsis
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A format string vulnerability exists in ImageMagick that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Mozilla Firefox security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-10
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Various vulnerabilities
Date: March 04, 2005
Bugs: #83267
ID: 200503-10

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Synopsis
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Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to a local file deletion issue and to various issues allowing to trick the user into trusting fake web sites or interacting with privileged content.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

a xv security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-09
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: xv: Filename handling vulnerability
Date: March 04, 2005
Bugs: #83686
ID: 200503-09

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Synopsis
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xv contains a format string vulnerability, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

OpenMotif, LessTif security updates are available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-08
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: OpenMotif, LessTif: New libXpm buffer overflows
Date: March 04, 2005
Bugs: #83655, #83656
ID: 200503-08

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Synopsis
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A new vulnerability has been discovered in libXpm, which is included in OpenMotif and LessTif, that can potentially lead to remote code execution.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A phpMyAdmin security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-07
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 03, 2005
Bugs: #83190, #83792
ID: 200503-07

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Synopsis
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phpMyAdmin contains multiple vulnerabilities that could lead to command execution, XSS issues and bypass of security restrictions.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A BidWatcher security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-06
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: BidWatcher: Format string vulnerability
Date: March 03, 2005
Bugs: #82460
ID: 200503-06

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Synopsis
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BidWatcher is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A xli, xloadimage security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-05
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: xli, xloadimage: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 02, 2005
Bugs: #79762
ID: 200503-05

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Synopsis
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xli and xloadimage are vulnerable to multiple issues, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A phpWebSite security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: phpWebSite: Arbitrary PHP execution and path disclosure
Date: March 01, 2005
Bugs: #83297
ID: 200503-04

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Synopsis
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Remote attackers can upload and execute arbitrary PHP scripts, another flaw reveals the full path of scripts.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A phpBB security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: phpBB: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 01, 2005
Bugs: #82955
ID: 200503-02

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Synopsis
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Several vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to gain phpBB administrator rights or expose and manipulate sensitive data.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Qt security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Qt: Untrusted library search path
Date: March 01, 2005
Bugs: #75181
ID: 200503-01

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Synopsis
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Qt may load shared libraries from an untrusted, world-writable directory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A MediaWiki security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-33
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 28, 2005
Bugs: #80729, #82954
ID: 200502-33

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Synopsis
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MediaWiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, data manipulation and security bypass attacks.