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Luigi Auriemma discovered that libmodplug did not properly sanitize its input. A specially crafted AMF file could be used to exploit this situation to cause buffer overflows and possibly execute arbitrary code as the user.
Gaetan Leurent discovered a vulnerability in the APOP protocol based on MD5 collisions. As fetchmail supports the APOP protocol, this vulnerability can be used by attackers to discover a portion of the APOP user's authentication credentials.
Evan Teran discovered that the Linux kernel ptrace routines did not correctly handle certain requests robustly. Local attackers could exploit this to crash the system, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2007-3731)
It was discovered that KDM would allow logins without password checks under certain circumstances. If autologin was configured, and "shutdown with password" enabled, a local user could exploit the problem and gain root privileges.
Paul Martin discovered that xfs_fsr creates a temporary directory with insecure permissions. This allows a local attacker to exploit a race condition in xfs_fsr to read or overwrite arbitrary files on xfs filesystems.
It was discovered that t1lib does not properly perform bounds checking which can result in a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker could send specially crafted input to applications linked against t1lib which could result in a DoS or arbitrary code execution.
Aaron Plattner discovered that the Composite extension did not correctly calculate the size of buffers when copying between different bit depths. An authenticated user could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Dirk Mueller discovered that UTF8 strings could be made to cause a small buffer overflow. A remote attacker could exploit this by sending specially crafted strings to applications that use the Qt3 library for UTF8 processing, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with user privileges, or a denial of service.
Original advisory details: It was discovered that the libraries handling RPCSEC_GSS did not correctly validate the size of certain packet structures. An unauthenticated remote user could send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
It was discovered that the libraries handling RPCSEC_GSS did not correctly validate the size of certain packet structures. An unauthenticated remote user could send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
A flaw was discovered in the PPP over Ethernet implementation. Local attackers could manipulate ioctls and cause kernel memory consumption leading to a denial of service.
A buffer overflow was discovered in the Moxa serial driver. Local attackers could execute arbitrary code and gain root privileges. (CVE-2005-0504)
A flaw in the sysfs_readdir function allowed a local user to cause a denial of service by dereferencing a NULL pointer. (CVE-2007-3104) A buffer overflow was discovered in the random number generator. In environments with granular assignment of root privileges, a local attacker could gain additional privileges. (CVE-2007-3105)
It was discovered that the TCP wrapper library was incorrectly allowing connections to services that did not specify server-side connection details. Remote attackers could connect to services that had been configured to block such connections. This only affected Ubuntu Feisty.
USN-469-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Mozilla Thunderbird email client. The updated Thunderbird version broken compatibility with the Enigmail plugin. This update corrects the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Ulf Harnhammar discovered that vim does not properly sanitise the "helptags_one()" function when running the "helptags" command. By tricking a user into running a crafted help file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.
Hendrik Tews discovered that emacs21 did not correctly handle certain GIF images. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted GIF, a remote attacker could cause emacs21 to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Dmitry V. Levin discovered that tar did not correctly detect the ".." file path element when unpacking archives. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted tar file, arbitrary files could be overwritten with user privileges.
It was discovered that Konqueror could be tricked into displaying incorrect URLs. Remote attackers could exploit this to increase their chances of tricking a user into visiting a phishing URL, which could lead to credential theft.
Various flaws were discovered in the layout and JavaScript engines. By tricking a user into opening a malicious email, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. Please note that JavaScript is disabled by default for emails, and it is not recommended to enable it.
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