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 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
Despite the fact that I am a Red Hat Certified Engineer, and manage Red Hat and CentOS for a living, I prefer running Debian 5.x (Stable) on my personal servers. The one thing that I end up needing to add to my Debian servers however is Logwatch (which is default on Red Hat). This post
