Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos
... (+24)
A design flaw in the Z-Modem protocol allows the remote sender of a file to execute arbitrary programs on the client, as implemented in rz in the rzsz module of FreeBSD before 2.1.5, and possibly other programs.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
FreeBSD Freebsd
cpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems, uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) or -F options, which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
FreeBSD Freebsd,
Debian Debian Linux,
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
... (+7)
The dip program on many Linux systems allows local users to gain root access via a buffer overflow.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Fred N. Van Kempen Dip
Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via expstr() function.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos
... (+34)
The convert.bas program in the Novell web server allows a remote attackers to read any file on the system that is internally accessible by the web server.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Novell Web Server
The suidperl and sperl program do not give up root privileges when changing UIDs back to the original users, allowing root access.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
FreeBSD Freebsd,
FreeBSD Freebsd,
FreeBSD Freebsd
... (+13)
nettune in HP-UX 10.01 and 10.00 is installed setuid root, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by modifying critical networking configuration information.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
HP Hp Ux,
HP Hp Ux
Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sco Openserver,
Sco Openserver,
Sco Internet Faststart
Perl, sh, csh, or other shell interpreters are installed in the cgi-bin directory on a WWW site, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
The permissions for a system-critical NIS+ table (e.g. passwd) are inappropriate.
Manual page reader (man) in FreeBSD 2.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a sequence of commands.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
FreeBSD Freebsd,
FreeBSD Freebsd,
FreeBSD Freebsd
... (+1)
Vulnerability in union file system in FreeBSD 2.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system reload) via a series of certain mount_union commands.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
FreeBSD Freebsd,
FreeBSD Freebsd,
FreeBSD Freebsd
... (+3)
Delete or create a file via rpc.statd, due to invalid information.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos
... (+15)
pcnfsd (aka rpc.pcnfsd) allows local users to change file permissions, or execute arbitrary commands through arguments in the RPC call.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos
... (+14)
dxconsole in DEC OSF/1 3.2C and earlier allows local users to read arbitrary files by specifying the file with the -file parameter.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Digital Osf 1
test-cgi program allows an attacker to list files on the server.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Apache HTTP Server
Java Bytecode Verifier allows malicious applets to execute arbitrary commands as the user of the applet.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Netscape Navigator
phf CGI program allows remote command execution through shell metacharacters.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Apache HTTP Server,
Ncsa Ncsa Httpd
The Java Applet Security Manager implementation in Netscape Navigator 2.0 and Java Developer's Kit 1.0 allows an applet to connect to arbitrary hosts.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Netscape Navigator,
Sun Java
IIS 1.0 allows users to execute arbitrary commands using .bat or .cmd files.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Microsoft Internet Information Services
Kerberos 4 key servers allow a user to masquerade as another by breaking and generating session keys.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos,
Mit Kerberos
... (+2)
Echo and chargen, or other combinations of UDP services, can be used in tandem to flood the server, a.k.a. UDP bomb or UDP packet storm.
abuse.console in Red Hat 2.1 uses relative pathnames to find and execute the undrv program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a path that points to a Trojan horse program.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Red Hat Linux
Vulnerability in object server program in SGI IRIX 5.2 through 6.1 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges in certain configurations.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sgi Irix,
Sgi Irix,
Sgi Irix
... (+1)
rxvt, when compiled with the PRINT_PIPE option in various Linux operating systems including Linux Slackware 3.0 and RedHat 2.1, allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a malicious program using the -print-pipe command line parameter.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Red Hat Linux,
Slackware Slackware Linux,
Rxvt Rxvt
rpc.ypupdated (NIS) allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sgi Irix,
Sgi Irix,
Sgi Irix
... (+7)
Race condition in Linux mailx command allows local users to read user files.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Slackware Slackware Linux
Buffer overflow in Linux splitvt command gives root access to local users.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sam Lantinga Splitvt
vhe_u_mnt program in HP-UX allows local users to create root files through symlinks.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
HP Hp Ux,
HP Hp Ux
Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting to a directory with dangerous commands, such as /bin, which allows remote authenticated users to gain root access via the "site exec" command.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Washington University Wu Ftpd
Guessable magic cookies in X Windows allows remote attackers to execute commands, e.g. through xterm.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sgi Irix,
Sun Solaris,
Sun Solaris
... (+2)
Buffer overflow in syslog utility allows local or remote attackers to gain root privileges.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos
... (+15)
Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH, allowing an attacker to bypass the normal system libraries and gain root access.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sgi Irix,
Sgi Irix,
Sgi Irix
... (+15)
Livingston portmaster machines could be rebooted via a series of commands.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Livingston Portmaster Portmaster
Some configurations of NIS+ in Linux allowed attackers to log in as the user "+".
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Linux Linux Kernel
The ghostscript command with the -dSAFER option allows remote attackers to execute commands.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript,
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript
A race condition in the Solaris ps command allows an attacker to overwrite critical files.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos
SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos,
Sun Sunos
... (+7)
In Sendmail, attackers can gain root privileges via SMTP by specifying an improper "mail from" address and an invalid "rcpt to" address that would cause the mail to bounce to a program.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Eric Allman Sendmail
FormMail CGI program allows remote execution of commands.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Matt Wright Formmail
AnyForm CGI remote execution.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
John S. Roberts Anyform,
John S. Roberts Anyform
In Cisco IOS 10.3, with the tacacs-ds or tacacs keyword, an extended IP access control list could bypass filtering.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Cisco IOS,
Cisco IOS
rmmount in SunOS 5.7 may mount file systems without the nosuid flag set, contrary to the documentation and its use in previous versions of SunOS, which could allow local users with physical access to gain root privileges by mounting a floppy or CD-ROM that contains a setuid program and running volch...
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sun Sunos
The SATAN session key may be disclosed if the user points the web browser to other sites, possibly allowing root access.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Satan Satan,
Satan Satan
Vulnerability in BSD Telnet client with encryption and Kerberos 4 authentication allows remote attackers to decrypt the session via sniffing.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
BSD Bsd
SGI Desktop Permissions Tool in IRIX 6.0.1 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions for arbitrary files and gain privileges.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Sgi Irix,
Sgi Irix,
Sgi Irix
Remote attackers can access mail files via POP3 in some Linux systems that are using shadow passwords.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Slackware Slackware Linux
Buffer overflow in NCSA WebServer (1.4.1 and below) gives remote access.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Ncsa Ncsa Web Server,
Ncsa Ncsa Web Server,
Ncsa Ncsa Web Server
Buffer overflow in NCSA WebServer (version 1.5c) gives remote access.
AFFECTED_PRODUCTS:
Ncsa Httpd Project Ncsa Httpd