GLSA-200705-10 : LibXfont, TightVNC: Multiple vulnerabilities

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200705-10 LibXfont, TightVNC: Multiple vulnerabilities The libXfont code is prone to several integer overflows, in functions ProcXCMiscGetXIDList, bdfReadCharacters and FontFileInitTable. TightVNC contains a local copy of this cod...

CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2006:0617)

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel are now available. This security advisory has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating syste...

SUSE-SA:2006:016: xorg-x11-server

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2006:016 xorg-x11-server. A programming flaw in the X.Org X Server allows local attackers to gain root access when the server is setuid root, as is the default in SUSE Linux 10.0. This flaw was spotted by the Coverity project. Only SUS...

[Full-disclosure] iDefense Security Advisory 02.07.06: QNX Neutrino RTOS libph PHOTON_PATH Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

QNX Neutrino RTOS libph PHOTONPATH Buffer Overflow Vulnerability iDefense Security Advisory 02.07.06 http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=382 February 7, 2006 I. BACKGROUND QNX Software Systems Ltd.'s Neutrino RTOS QNX is a real-time operating system designed for us...

CVE-2005-3784

The auto-reap of child processes in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 includes processes with ptrace attached, which leads to a dangling ptrace reference and allows local users to cause a denial of service crash and gain root privileges...

OpenSSH Channel Code Off by 1

You are running a version of OpenSSH which is older than 3.1. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2002 Thomas Reinke Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE = "cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh";...

XMail 1.21 (-t Command Line Option) Local Root Buffer Overflow Exploit

No description provided by source. / XMail 1.21 'sendmail' local exploit ret-into-libc Yields uid root || gid mail By qaaz at centrum dot cz, 2005 / include stdio.h include stdlib.h include unistd.h include string.h include signal.h include sys/types.h include sys/wait.h include sys/select.h defi...

Debian DSA-815-1 : kdebase - programming error

Ilja van Sprundel discovered a serious lock file handling error in kcheckpass that can, in some configurations, be used to gain root access. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debian Security Advisory...

CVE-1999-1580

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...

CVE-2002-0427

Buffer overflows in fpexec in modfrontpage before 1.6.1 may allow attackers to gain root privileges...

CVE-2002-0796

CVE-2002-0796 affects the snmpdx logging component on Solaris 5.6–8. It is a format-string vulnerability in the logger that enables remote attackers to gain root privileges. The vulnerability details are based on the CVE description and associated NVD entry, which confirm the affected platform an...

CVE-2002-0542

mail in OpenBSD 2.9 and 3.0 processes a tilde escape character in a message even when it is not in interactive mode, which could allow local users to gain root privileges via calls to mail in cron...

CVE-1999-1382

CVE-1999-1382 describes a local privilege escalation in NetWare NFS mode 1 and 2. The issue arises when NetWare-NFS implements the Unix Read Only flag by changing a file’s ownership to root, which can be exploited by a local user who creates a setuid program and marks it as Read Only; NetWare-NFS...

CVE-2001-1063

CVE-2001-1063 describes a local privilege-elevation in Caldera OpenUnix 8.0.0 and UnixWare 7 via a buffer overflow in the uidadmin utility. An overly long -S (scheme) command line argument can overflow a buffer, allowing a local user to gain root privileges. The vulnerability affects the uidadmin...

CVE-2001-1015

The CVE refers to a buffer overflow in Snes9x 1.37 when installed setuid root, allowing local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument. Affected software: Snes9x 1.37. Root cause: buffer overflow triggered by oversized command line argument in a setuid context. Impact: local...

CVE-1999-1186

rxvt, when compiled with the PRINTPIPE 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...

CVE-2000-0467

The CVE-2000-0467 entry documents a buffer overflow in Linux splitvt 1.6.3 and earlier, enabling local users to gain root privileges via a long password in the screen locking function. Affected component: splitvt (Linux). Root cause: buffer overflow in password handling within screen lock. Impact...

CVE-2000-0392

CVE-2000-0392 : Buffer overflow in the Kerberos 5 ksu utility allows local users to gain root privileges. Documented by NVD/CVE records and CERT advisory CA-2000-06, with historical vendor references (e.g., RHSA-2000-025). Some sources (SNYK) note no fixed version for kerb5; others provide vendor...

CVE-1999-0961

HPUX sysdiag contains a local privilege escalation where an unprivileged user can gain root via a symlink attack during log file creation. The Root Cause is a symlink handling vulnerability in the log file creation path. Affected software is HP-UX sysdiag (no specific version ranges provided in t...

CVE-2000-0172

The CVE concerns the mtr program, where a seteuid call is used only when attempting to drop privileges, enabling local users to gain root privileges. The available sources confirm a local-privilege escalation risk but do not provide concrete exploit details, affected versions, or remediation step...