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The default configuration of Cobalt RaQ2 servers allows remote users to install arbitrary software packages.

useradd in Solaris 7.0 does not properly interpret certain date formats as specified in the "-e" (expiration date) argument, which could allow users to login after their accounts have expired.

Solaris syslogd crashes when receiving a message from a host that doesn't have an inverse DNS entry.

The byte code verifier component of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) allows remote execution through malicious web pages.

Files created from interactive shell sessions in Cobalt RaQ microservers (e.g. .bash_history) are world readable, and thus are accessible from the web server.

In Sun Solaris and SunOS, man and catman contain vulnerabilities that allow overwriting arbitrary files.

Buffer overflow in Solaris lpstat via class argument allows local users to gain root access.

rpc.admind in Solaris is not running in a secure mode.

The passwd command in Solaris can be subjected to a denial of service.

Buffer overflow in Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access.

CDE screen lock program (screenlock) on Solaris 2.6 does not properly lock an unprivileged user's console session when the host is an NIS+ client, which allows others with physical access to login with any string.

A hidden SNMP community string in HP OpenView allows remote attackers to modify MIB tables and obtain sensitive information.

In Solaris, an SNMP subagent has a default community string that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root, or modify system parameters.

Buffer overflow in Sun's ping program can give root access to local users.

SunOS/Solaris FTP clients can be forced to execute arbitrary commands from a malicious FTP server.

Multiple buffer overflows in how dtmail handles attachments allows a remote attacker to execute commands.

Buffer overflow in the libauth library in Solaris allows local users to gain additional privileges, possibly root access.

Solaris SUNWadmap can be exploited to obtain root access.

cmdtool in OpenWindows 3.0 and XView 3.0 in SunOS 4.1.4 and earlier allows attackers with physical access to the system to display unechoed characters (such as those from password prompts) via the L2/AGAIN key.

libnsl in Solaris allowed an attacker to perform a denial of service of rpcbind.

NIS finger allows an attacker to conduct a denial of service via a large number of finger requests, resulting in a large number of NIS queries.

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

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

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

Buffer overflows in Sun libnsl allow root access.

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.

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

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

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

ndd in Solaris 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service by modifying certain TCP/IP parameters.

SunOS rpc.cmsd allows attackers to obtain root access by overwriting arbitrary files.

The NIS+ rpc.nisd server allows remote attackers to execute certain RPC calls without authentication to obtain system information, disable logging, or modify caches.

Solaris volrmmount program allows attackers to read any file.

Denial of service through Solaris 2.5.1 telnet by sending ^D characters.

FTP servers can allow an attacker to connect to arbitrary ports on machines other than the FTP client, aka FTP bounce.

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 follows symbolic links when updating an NIS database, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 and 2.2 allows local users to gain privileges via the save option in the Database Manager, which is running with setgid bin privileges.

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 and 2.2 create lock files insecurely, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 uses unsafe permissions when adding new users to the NIS+ password table, which allows local users to gain root access by modifying their password table entries.

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 incorrectly sets write permissions on source files for NIS maps, which could allow local users to gain privileges by modifying /etc/passwd.

The AIX FTP client can be forced to execute commands from a malicious server through shell metacharacters (e.g. a pipe character).

nis_cachemgr for Solaris NIS+ allows attackers to add malicious NIS+ servers.

Solaris sysdef command allows local users to read kernel memory, potentially leading to root privileges.

rpc.mountd on Linux, Ultrix, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of a file on the server by attempting to mount that file, which generates different error messages depending on whether the file exists or not.

DNS cache poisoning via BIND, by predictable query IDs.

Buffer overflow in nss_nisplus.so.1 library in NIS+ in Solaris 2.3 and 2.4 allows local users to gain root privileges.

NFS allows attackers to read and write any file on the system by specifying a false UID.

Buffer overflow in eeprom in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Command execution in Sun systems via buffer overflow in the at program.

Solaris rpcbind listens on a high numbered UDP port, which may not be filtered since the standard port number is 111.