Package : libthai Vulnerability : integer overflow Problem type : local (remote) Debian-specific : no CVE Id : CVE-2009-4012 Tim Starling discovered that libthai, a set of Thai language support routines, is vulnerable of integer/heap overflow. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code by sending a very long string. For the oldstable distribution (etch), this
I have been using Thunderbird 3 since its final release, and overall I have enjoyed it. I never quite liked version 2, but version 3 appeals to me a bit more. I’ve got multiple accounts configured, and it has been working very well. The one issue that I recently discovered is the HUGE amount of
I was reinstalling Arch Linux just the other day and I noticed that, while my Desktop looked natural enough, my web browser fonts did not. I did some quick reading and found some of the fonts that seem to clear up the issue. If your fonts look a bit fuzzy, you’ll likely want to keep
I manage a number of different types of systems. I have an Arch Linux laptop, a Macbook installed with OS X, CentOS and RHEL machines at work, as well as Debian servers both at work and home. As if that weren’t enough I also maintain a few FreeBSD servers. Between all of these different Operating
Today I ran into a problem at work that I thought would be worth sharing. It is one of those odd only-happens-once-in-a-blue-moon errors, so writing it down and putting it out there on the internet may help those lucky few who run into it. The Situation I had a report from a user that the
My wife and I are movie fans. For as long as I can remember one of our favorite things to do is sit down together and watch a movie. Then we had kids and our movies started becoming toys. It is really frustrating to pull a DVD off the shelf and find either that it
I’m happy to present the AUR Package of the Week, and also the first package of the new year! Today I thought I would showcase the old and trusted browser, Firefox, with a slight twist from the package available in the main repositories. Installation The version of Firefox available in the main repositories is distribution-restricted
This article will outline how to install the EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository for your CentOS 5.x server or desktop. This is one of the few third-party repositories that I trust, and provides a great number of newer and otherwise unavailable packages to your CentOS installation. Installation To install and activate the EPEL
