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MandrakeSoft has released a security update for Kdelibs under Mandrake Linux 8.1 & 8.2

"A vulnerability was discovered in Konqueror's cross site scripting protection, in that it fails to initialize the domains on sub-(i)frames correctly. Because of this, java script may access any foreign subframe which is defined in the HTML source, which can be used to steal cookies from the client and allow other cross-site scripting attacks. This also affects other KDE software that uses the KHTML rendering engine."

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CNET News reports that some copies of Sendmail are implanted with a back door that could allow access to Internet attackers:

"The source code files of Sendmail 8.12.6 were apparently modified as far back as Sept. 28, according to the advisory. The Sendmail Consortium removed file transfer protocol (FTP) access to the server on Sunday. A safe version of the file can still be downloaded via the Web."

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A new security patch for phpWebSite has been released:

"A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability found in phpWebSite that would allow attackers to inject script codes into the page and executing it on the clients browser as if it were provided by the site."

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CNET News reports that new variants of the Slapper Worm are out:

"The newest variant, dubbed "Mighty," exploits the same Linux Web server flaw that other versions of the Slapper worm have used to slice through the security on vulnerable servers. Russian antivirus company Kaspersky Labs said in a release Friday that more than 1,600 servers had been infected by this latest variant as of Friday morning and are now controlled by the worm via special channels on the Internet relay chat system."

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