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Vulnerability Report: Slackware Linux 8.x

This vulnerability report for Slackware Linux 8.x contains a complete overview of all Secunia advisories affecting it. You can use this vulnerability report to ensure that you are aware of all vulnerabilities, both patched and unpatched, affecting this product allowing you to take the necessary precautions.

If you have information about a new or an existing vulnerability in Slackware Linux 8.x then you are more than welcome to contact us.

1. Product Summary Only

2. Secunia Advisory Statistics (All time)

2.1. Statistics for 2013

2.2. Statistics for 2012

2.3. Statistics for 2011

2.4. Statistics for 2010

2.5. Statistics for 2009

2.6. Statistics for 2008

2.7. Statistics for 2007

2.8. Statistics for 2006

2.9. Statistics for 2005

2.10. Statistics for 2004

2.11. Statistics for 2003

3. List of Secunia Advisories (All time)

3.1. List for 2013

3.2. List for 2012

3.3. List for 2011

3.4. List for 2010

3.5. List for 2009

3.6. List for 2008

3.7. List for 2007

3.8. List for 2006

3.9. List for 2005

3.10. List for 2004

3.11. List for 2003

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Vendor, Links, and Unpatched Vulnerabilities

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28 Secunia Advisories in 2003

Secunia has issued a total of 28 Secunia advisories in 2003 for Slackware Linux 8.x. Currently, 4% (1 out of 28) are marked as unpatched with the most severe being rated Not critical

More information about the specific Secunia advisories affecting Slackware Linux 8.x can be found below. Each Secunia advisory is enclosed by a box highlighted with a color representing its current patch status. You can read the complete Secunia advisories for thorough descriptions of the issues covered and for solution suggestions by clicking either the Secunia advisory title or the "Read More" links available for each Secunia advisory.

Slackware update for lftp
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 28 in 2003. 8,097 views.

Release Date:
2003-12-15

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10428

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for lftp. These fix two vulnerabilities, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Slackware update for CVS
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 28 in 2003. 8,576 views.

Release Date:
2003-12-12

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10416

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for cvs. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious users to create arbitrary folders and possibly files in the root of the host's file system. [Read More]

Slackware update for rsync
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 28 in 2003. 14,760 views.

Release Date:
2003-12-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10354

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for rsync. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Slackware update for Apache
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 28 in 2003. 7,427 views.

Release Date:
2003-11-05

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10139

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for apache. These fix some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or escalate privileges. [Read More]

Slackware update for fetchmail
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 5 of 28 in 2003. 7,364 views.

Release Date:
2003-10-28

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10073

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for fetchmail. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a Denial of Service. [Read More]

Slackware update for OpenSSL
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 6 of 28 in 2003. 7,578 views.

Release Date:
2003-10-01

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9892

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for OpenSSL. These fix some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Slackware update for ProFTPD
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 7 of 28 in 2003. 7,727 views.

Release Date:
2003-09-24

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9830

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for ProFTPD. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by some malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Slackware update for OpenSSH
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 8 of 28 in 2003. 7,691 views.

Release Date:
2003-09-24

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9827

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for OpenSSH. These fix a vulnerability in the PAM implementation, which could lead to system compromise. [Read More]

Slackware update for OpenSSH
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 9 of 28 in 2003. 8,056 views.

Release Date:
2003-09-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9752

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for ssh. These fix a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Slackware update for sendmail
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 10 of 28 in 2003. 6,943 views.

Release Date:
2003-09-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9763

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for sendmail. These fixes a vulnerability which possibly could allow malicious people to gain system access. [Read More]

Slackware update for Pine
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 11 of 28 in 2003. 7,312 views.

Release Date:
2003-09-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9706

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for Pine. These fix two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Linux Kernel 2.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 12 of 28 in 2003. 20,580 views.

Release Date:
2003-07-22

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9316

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities has been identified in the Linux Kernel. [Read More]

Slackware update for nfs-utils
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 13 of 28 in 2003. 8,884 views.

Release Date:
2003-07-15

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9263

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for nfs-utils. These fix a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

nfs-utils "xlog()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 14 of 28 in 2003. 16,333 views.

Release Date:
2003-07-14

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9259

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in nfs-utils, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Linux Kernel 2.4 execve() Vulnerability
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 15 of 28 in 2003. 14,228 views.

Release Date:
2003-07-01

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9154

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in the 2.4 version of the Linux kernel, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information. [Read More]

Linux-PAM User Name Spoofing Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 16 of 28 in 2003. 15,949 views.

Release Date:
2003-06-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9057

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Linux-PAM, which allows malicious, local users to escalate their privileges. [Read More]

Linux Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 17 of 28 in 2003. 15,135 views.

Release Date:
2003-06-03

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8936

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Three vulnerabilities have been identified in the Linux Kernel 2.4 branch. One can be exploited to cause a Denial of Service by a malicious person and is very similar to the recent Linux Kernel Denial of Service. The others are local Denial of Service vulnerabilities. [Read More]

Slackware update for CUPS
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 18 of 28 in 2003. 8,264 views.

Release Date:
2003-05-29

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8889

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for CUPS. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by a malicious user to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on a print server. [Read More]

Slackware update for glibc
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 19 of 28 in 2003. 11,011 views.

Release Date:
2003-05-22

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8831

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for glibc. A vulnerability has been discovered allowing malicious users to cause an integer overflow, which could lead to a Denial of Service and possibly also execution of arbitrary code. [Read More]

Slackware update for EPIC4
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 20 of 28 in 2003. 8,312 views.

Release Date:
2003-05-22

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8829

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has released updated packages for EPIC4. These fix multiple vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Slackware update for BitchX
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 21 of 28 in 2003. 8,405 views.

Release Date:
2003-05-22

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8828

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has released updated packages for bitchx. These fix multiple vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Slackware update for samba
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 22 of 28 in 2003. 7,175 views.

Release Date:
2003-04-08

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8535

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for samba. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by anonymous users to gain root privileges on a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Samba exploitable buffer overflow
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 23 of 28 in 2003. 17,533 views.

Release Date:
2003-04-07

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8533

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Samba is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which can be exploited by anonymous users. [Read More]

Slackware update for mutt
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 24 of 28 in 2003. 6,810 views.

Release Date:
2003-03-31

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8448

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for mutt. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Sendmail Address Parsing Buffer Overflow
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 25 of 28 in 2003. 20,664 views.

Release Date:
2003-03-30

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8446

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered in Sendmail, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Slackware update for sendmail
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 26 of 28 in 2003. 6,872 views.

Release Date:
2003-03-30

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8447

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Slackware has issued updated packages for sendmail. These fix a vulnerability in the address parsing, which potentially can be exploited to compromise a vulnerable mail server. [Read More]

Multiple Vendor RPC XDR Library Integer Overflow
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 27 of 28 in 2003. 15,536 views.

Release Date:
2003-03-20

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8347

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
A vulnerability identified in multiple *NIX operating systems and software can be exploited by malicious people to conduct a DoS attack (Denial of Service) on a vulnerable system or potentially compromise it. [Read More]

Samba Packet Fragment Re-assembly Buffer Overflow
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 28 of 28 in 2003. 17,395 views.

Release Date:
2003-03-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8299

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Samba, which can be exploited by a malicious person to compromise a vulnerable server. [Read More]

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28 Secunia Advisories in 2003

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28 Secunia Advisories in 2003

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