CVEs

COPS 1.04 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in (1) res_diff, (2) ca.src, and (3) mail.chk.

rex.satan in SATAN 1.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rex.$$ file.

Tiger 2.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on various temporary files in Tiger's default working directory, as defined by the WORKDIR variable.

The textcounter.pl by Matt Wright allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Bug in AMD K6 processor on Linux 2.0.x and 2.1.x kernels allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a particular sequence of instructions, possibly related to accessing addresses outside of segments.

FreeBSD allows local users to conduct a denial of service by creating a hard link from a device special file to a file on an NFS file system.

SSH 1.2.25, 1.2.23, and other versions, when used in in CBC (Cipher Block Chaining) or CFB (Cipher Feedback 64 bits) modes, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary data into an existing stream between an SSH client and server by using a known plaintext attack and computing a…

Macromedia Dreamweaver uses weak encryption to store FTP passwords, which could allow local users to easily decrypt the passwords of other users.

(1) acledit and (2) aclput in AIX 4.3 allow local users to create or modify files via a symlink attack.

Cheyenne InocuLAN Anti-Virus Server in Inoculan 4.0 before Service Pack 2 creates an update directory with "EVERYONE FULL CONTROL" permissions, which allows local users to cause Inoculan's antivirus update feature to install a Trojan horse dll.

Sun's ftpd daemon can be subjected to a denial of service.

Sambar Server 4.1 beta allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the server via an HTTP request for the dumpenv.pl script.

Buffer overflow in NIS+, in Sun's rpc.nisd program.

Compaq/Microcom 6000 Access Integrator does not cause a session timeout after prompting for a username or password, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the integrator without providing a username or password.

Compaq/Microcom 6000 Access Integrator does not disconnect a client after a certain number of failed login attempts, which allows remote attackers to guess usernames or passwords via a brute force attack.

Micah Software Full Armor Network Configurator and Zero Administration allow local users with physical access to bypass the desktop protection by (1) using and kill the process using the task manager, (2) booting the system from a separate disk, or (3)…

In IIS, remote attackers can obtain source code for ASP files by appending "::$DATA" to the URL.

SGI mediad program allows local users to gain root access.

A Unix account has a guessable password.

An account on a router, firewall, or other network device has a default, null, blank, or missing password.

xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.

Vulnerability in (1) diskalign and (2) diskperf in IRIX 6.4 patches 2291 and 2848 allow a local user to create root-owned files leading to a root compromise.

Vulnerability in (1) diskperf and (2) diskalign in IRIX 6.4 allows local attacker to create arbitrary root owned files, leading to root privileges.

Buffer overflow in BNU UUCP daemon (uucpd) through long hostnames.

Buffer overflow in kscreensaver in KDE klock allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environmental variable.

Vulnerability in man.sh CGI script, included in May 1998 issue of SysAdmin Magazine, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Buffer overflows in Sun libnsl allow root access.

Check Point Firewall-1 does not properly handle certain restricted keywords (e.g., Mail, auth, time) in user-defined objects, which could produce a rule with a default "ANY" address and result in access to more systems than intended by the administrator.

US Robotics/3Com Total Control Chassis with Frame Relay between 3.6.22 and 3.7.24 does not properly enforce access filters when the "set host prompt" setting is made for a port, which allows attackers to bypass restrictions by providing the hostname twice at the "host: " prompt.

The Motorola CableRouter allows any remote user to connect to and configure the router on port 1024.

A memory leak in a Motorola CableRouter allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service via a large number of telnet connections.

Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 running WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a flood of malformed packets, which causes the server to slow down and fill the event logs with error messages.

Solaris 2.6 HW3/98 installs admintool with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing it with a Trojan horse program.

Vulnerability in Advanced File System Utility (advfs) in Digital UNIX 4.0 through 4.0d allows local users to gain privileges.

SGI IRIX buffer overflow in xterm and Xaw allows root access.

The printers program in IRIX has a buffer overflow that gives root access to local users.

FreeBSD T/TCP Extensions for Transactions can be subjected to spoofing attacks.

Solaris ufsrestore buffer overflow.

Solaris rpc.mountd generates error messages that allow a remote attacker to determine what files are on the server.

Buffer overflow in kppp in KDE allows local users to gain root access via a long -c (account_name) command line argument.

suidexec in suidmanager 0.18 on Debian 2.0 allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a malicious program on the command line.

Buffer overflow in Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) 2.01 and earlier on MacOS systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long USER command to port 106.

named in ISC BIND 4.9 and 8.1 allows local users to destroy files via a symlink attack on (1) named_dump.db when root kills the process with a SIGINT, or (2) named.stats when SIGIOT is used.

Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases.

Denial of Service vulnerability in BIND 8 Releases via maliciously formatted DNS messages.

Denial of Service vulnerabilities in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases via CNAME record and zone transfer.

Solaris rpcbind can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root access.

Buffer overflow in Apple AppleShare Mail Server 5.0.3 on MacOS 8.1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long HELO command.

Vulnerabilities in (1) ipxchk and (2) ipxlink in NetWare Client 1.0 on IRIX 6.3 and 6.4 allows local users to gain root access via a modified IFS environmental variable.

Buffer overflow in Korn Shell (ksh) suid_exec program on IRIX 6.x and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges.