Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Libpcre3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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- Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Libpcre3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Courier Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Multiple Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities
- Ubuntu Security Update Fixes GnuPG Symmetrical Encryption Issue
- … Newton continues his love affair with the new Ubuntu distrib…
Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Libpcre3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
FrSIRT – Aug 24, 2005
This flaw is due to an integer overflow error in PCRE [pcre_compile. c] when handling specially crafted regular expressions, which could be exploited by remote attackers (able to send regular expressions) to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the application using the vulnerable library. ChangeLog 2005-08-24 : Initial release.
Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Courier Denial of Service Vulnerability
FrSIRT – Sep 1, 2005
This flaw is due to an error in the “spf. c” file that does not properly handle DNS failures when looking up Sender Policy Framework (SPF) records, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. For additional information, see :.
Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Multiple Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities
FrSIRT – Aug 21, 2005
These flaws could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or by local attackers to obtain elevated privileges. For additional information, see :.
Ubuntu Security Update Fixes GnuPG Symmetrical Encryption Issue
FrSIRT – Aug 21, 2005
This flaw is due to an error in the integrity check feature, which may be exploited by an attacker to decrypt parts of an encrypted message. For additional information, see :.
… Newton continues his love affair with the new Ubuntu distrib…
Free with registration – Australian PC World – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 1, 2005
If you’ve got Universe enabled, then installing these apps is a snap: if you like to point and click, use Synaptic (in the System menu, under Administration) to select them for installation. If you don’t mind dropping to the command line for a moment, use this incantation: sudo apt-get install muine f-spot. Ubuntu will download all the necessary dependencies and set things up right. Muine: a different approach to your music The Gnome desktop’s default music-playing application is Rhythmbox, which is heavily patterned after Apple’s iTunes, right down to the iPod integration.
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