Portable Executable (PE) 16-bit File (CVE-2010-0232; CVE-2011-2003)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Kernel due to the way the kernel handles certain exceptions. The Windows Kernel is the core of the operating system. It provides system level services such as device management and memory management, allocates processor time to...

CVE-2010-0232

CVE-2010-0232 is a Windows kernel elevation-of-privilege vulnerability affecting 16‑bit BIOS call handling in NTVDM. When 16‑bit app access is enabled on 32‑bit x86, the kernel fails to validate certain BIOS calls, allowing a local user to craft a VDM_TIB in the TEB and trigger the NTVDM NtVdmCon...

5 3 since the start of the way-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Source: CoolDiyer's Blog Registry 1. HKEYLOCALMACHINE\Software\Microsoft\windows\Curr entVersion\Run\ All values in this key are executed. 2. HKEYLOCALMACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce\ All values in this key are executed, and then their autostart reference is deleted. 3...

CVE-2008-1806

Integer overflow in FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted set of 16-bit length values within the Private dictionary table in a Printer Font Binary PFB file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow...

CVE-2002-2401

NTVDM.EXE in Windows 2000/NT/XP fails to verify user execution permissions for 16‑bit executables, allowing local users to bypass the loader and run arbitrary programs. Root cause: missing permission verification on 16‑bit file execution. Mitigation/remediation details are not provided in the con...

CVE-2002-2401

NT Virtual DOS Machine NTVDM.EXE in Windows 2000, NT and XP does not verify user execution permissions for 16-bit executable files, which allows local users to bypass the loader and execute arbitrary programs...

RHEL 4 : xorg-x11 (RHSA-2007:0898)

Updated X.org packages that correct a flaw in X.Org's composite extension are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. X.org is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It provid...

Re: [Full-disclosure] firefox 2.0.0.2 crash

On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:31:40 +0200, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?T=F5nu?= Samuel said: http://people.zoy.org/sam/firefox-crash-save-session-before-clicking.gif Cute. The 16-bit height and width fields in the GIF are: 0x0048 = decimal 72 0x8004 = decimal whoops. ;...

WMF CreateBrushIndirect vulnerability (DoS)

The following WMF exploit appeared on milw0rm today: http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/3111 The vulnerability is a result of the WMF parser passing a value from the file as a pointer argument to the CreateBrushIndirect function. The function dereferences the pointer and dies with an access violatio...

CVE-2006-3463

The EstimateStripByteCounts function in TIFF library libtiff before 3.8.2 uses a 16-bit unsigned short when iterating over an unsigned 32-bit value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a large tdnstrips value, which triggers an infinite loop...

CVE-2002-2060

CVE-2002-2060 affects Links 2.0 pre4. The vulnerability is a buffer overflow in the PNG gamma table handling (large 16-bit PNG images), allowing remote network-triggered crashes and potential arbitrary code execution in affected client browsers. Connected sources confirm the same description acro...

Windows NT/2000/XP 16 bit executables protection bypass

16 bit application may be launched from another 16 bit application without have execution right...

Execution Rights Not Checked Correctly For 16-bit Applications

A 16-bit executable file can be loaded for execution even though the file is flagged with execute permission denied. Platforms: Windows NT, 2000, XP Overview: Windows NT/2000/XP do not check execution rights correctly before allowing 16-bit executables to load. This makes it possible to load and...