zml.cgi Directory Traversal

ZML.cgi is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack. It enables a remote attacker to view any file on the computer with the privileges of the cgi/httpd user. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 This script was written by Drew Hintz http://guh.nu It is based on scripts written by Renaud Deraison and HD Moore Se...

nwclient -- multiple vulnerabilities

Insecure file permissions, network access control and DNS usage put systems that use Legato NetWorker at risk. When the software is running, several files that contain sensitive information are created with insecure permissions. The information exposed include passwords and can therefore be used...

Many vulnerabilities in LSF 4.0

Hello. Load Shareing Facility from Platform http://www.platform.com is a suite of application resource management products that schedule, monitor and analyze the workload for a network of computers. In April 2001 I discovered some security bugs in it. I posted my exploits with technical details t...

CVE-2001-0832

Vulnerability in Oracle 8.0.x through 9.0.1 on Unix allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, possibly via a symlink attack or incorrect file permissions in 1 the ORACLEHOME/rdbms/log directory or 2 an alternate directory as specified in the ORACLEHOME environmental variable, aka the "Orac...

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Apache default configuration sample programs disclose server information

Overview The default installation of Apache on MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux includes sample programs which may unnecessarily disclose information about the server. Description MandrakeSoft produces a Linux distribution called Mandrake Linux that includes the Apache web server. The default...

CVE-1999-1126

Cisco Resource Manager (CRM) 1.1 and earlier stores sensitive configuration data in files with insecure permissions, enabling local users to read usernames, passwords, and SNMP community strings from (1) swim_swd.log, (2) swim_debug.log, (3) dbi_debug.log, and (4) temporary files beginning with D...

CVE-1999-1229

The CVE-1999-1229 issue affects the Quake 2 server 3.13 on Linux, where the server does not properly validate config.cfg permissions, allowing a local user to read arbitrary files via a symlink from config.cfg to the target file. The root cause is an insufficient permission check for the configur...

CVE-1999-1229

Quake 2 server 3.13 on Linux does not properly check file permissions for the config.cfg configuration file, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink from config.cfg to the target file...

CVE-1999-1538

When IIS 2 or 3 is upgraded to IIS 4, ism.dll is inadvertently left in /scripts/iisadmin, which does not restrict access to the local machine and allows an unauthorized user to gain access to sensitive server information, including the Administrator's password...

CVE-1999-1425

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...

CVE-1999-1168

install.iss installation script for Internet Security Scanner ISS for Linux, version 5.3, allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file...

Digital Unix 4.0 - MSGCHK MH_PROFILE Symbolic Link

Digital Unix 4.0 - MSGCHK MHPROFILE Symbolic Link source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3320/info The msgchk utility under certain versions of Digital Unix contains an information disclosure vulnerability which could yield root privilege. Because msgchk fails to check file permissions before...

Digital Unix 4.0 - MSGCHK MH_PROFILE Symbolic Link

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3320/info The msgchk utility under certain versions of Digital Unix contains an information disclosure vulnerability which could yield root privilege. Because msgchk fails to check file permissions before opening user configuration files in the user's hom...

mf.txt

Potential Root Compromise in MicroFocus Cobol Summary ------- If the AppTrack feature is enabled, the default install of MicroFocus Cobol 4.1 Merant's commercial suite of cobol utilities contains a security hole which can lead to root compromise. Specifics --------- In the default install,...

Hewlett Packard HP-UX pcltotiff is installed with insecure permissions

Overview The utility pcltotiff is installed with insecure permissions on some Hewlett Packard systems. Description The HP utility pcltotiff is installed with sgid bin permissions in order to read files in /usr/lib/X11/fonts/ifo.st/typefaces/. This gives more permissions to pcltotiff than are...

Wvdial insecure conf?

I've compiled and installed wvdial a dialer for dial up connection and the program wvdialconf generate a file called wvdial.conf. In this file : AT strings, username, pass and another setting like /etc/ppp/options. But now the problem, with ls -l -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 335 Aug 1 18:21 wvdial.conf...

CVE-2001-0988

Arkeia backup server 4.2.8-2 and earlier creates its database files with world-writable permissions, which could allow local users to overwrite the files or obtain sensitive information...

SSH allows deletion of other users files...

Sorry, I forgot some relevant information. With regards to previous post: Tested on:- Red Hat Linux release 7.0 Guinness zen-parse@clarity zen-parse$ rpm -qf /usr/sbin/sshd openssh-server-2.5.2p2-1.7.2 zen-parse@clarity zen-parse$ ssh -V OpenSSH2.5.2p2, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090581f T...

yet another sym link followers

hi this time with HPUX 11.0 kmmodreg. kmmodreg creates two files in /tmp: /tmp/.kmmodreglock and /tmp/kmpath.tmp which cheerfully follows symlink to /dev/vg , /.rhosts and co. kmmodreg creates the files with OCREATE 666, or using the umask. since kmmodreg is running at boot, when umsak is 000, it...

CVE-2000-0308

CVE-2000-0308 affects Netscape FastTrack Server 2.x, Enterprise Server 2.0, and Proxy Server 2.5 on SCO UnixWare 7.0.x/2.1.3. Insecure file permissions could allow an attacker to gain root privileges. The initial description does not provide exploit specifics or a patched version; no exploitation...