Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Kismet security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-10
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Kismet: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 19, 2005
Bugs: #102702
ID: 200508-10

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Synopsis
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Kismet is vulnerable to multiple issues potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A bluez-utils security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-09
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: bluez-utils: Bluetooth device name validation vulnerability
Date: August 17, 2005
Bugs: #101557
ID: 200508-09

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Synopsis
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Improper validation of Bluetooth device names can lead to arbitrary command execution.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Heartbeat security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-05
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Heartbeat: Insecure temporary file creation
Date: August 07, 2005
Bugs: #97175
ID: 200508-05

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

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Netpbm update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Netpbm: Arbitrary code execution in pstopnm
Date: August 05, 2005
Bugs: #100398
ID: 200508-04

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Synopsis
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The pstopnm utility, part of the Netpbm tools, contains a vulnerability which can potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A nbSMTP security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: nbSMTP: Format string vulnerability
Date: August 02, 2005
Bugs: #100274
ID: 200508-03

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Synopsis
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nbSMTP is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability which may result in remote execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A ProFTPD security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ProFTPD: Format string vulnerabilities
Date: August 01, 2005
Bugs: #100364
ID: 200508-02

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Synopsis
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Under specific circumstances, ProFTPD is vulnerable to format string vulnerabilities, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A Compress::Zlib security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Compress::Zlib: Buffer overflow
Date: August 01, 2005
Bugs: #100540
ID: 200508-01

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Synopsis
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Compress::Zlib is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which could potentially lead to execution of arbitrary code.

Gentoo 2529 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A pstotext update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-29
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: pstotext: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date: July 31, 2005
Bugs: #100245
ID: 200507-29

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pstotext contains a vulnerability which can potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code.