CVE-2010-3382

TAU (Tuning and Analysis Utilities) version 2.16.4 contains a vulnerability where a zero-length directory name is placed in LD_LIBRARY_PATH, allowing a local user to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library loaded from the current working directory. The issue is triggered by manipulating...

CVE-2010-2059

lib/fsm.c in RPM 4.8.0 and unspecified 4.7.x and 4.6.x versions, and RPM before 4.4.3, does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during replacement of the file in an RPM package upgrade, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable 1...

CVE-2010-0443

HP OpenVMS RMS on ALPHA platforms (Record Management Services) contains a local privilege-escalation vulnerability in patch kits for RMS, specifically affecting patch kits VMS83A_RMS-V1000 and UPDATE-V1100. The security bulletin notes a local escalation of privilege via unknown vectors, with CVSS...

CVE-2009-3482

TrustPort Antivirus before 2.8.0.2266 and PC Security before 2.0.0.1291 use weak permissions Everyone: Full Control for files under %PROGRAMFILES%, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing executables with Trojan horse programs...

Design/Logic Flaw

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable...

CVE-2008-2358

Integer overflow in the dccpfeatchange function in net/dccp/feat.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCP subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and 2.6.17 through 2.6.20, allows local users to gain privileges via an invalid feature length, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow...

kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2007:1049 Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and a bug in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel are now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packag...

Design/Logic Flaw

The main function in skkdic-expr.c in SKK Tools 1.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a skkdic$PID temporary file...

CVE-2005-2932

Multiple Check Point Zone Labs ZoneAlarm products before 7.0.362, including ZoneAlarm Security Suite 5.5.062.004 and 6.5.737, use insecure default permissions for critical files, which allows local users to gain privileges or bypass security controls...

CVE-2007-2444

Logic error in the SID/Name translation functionality in smbd in Samba 3.0.23d through 3.0.25pre2 allows local users to gain temporary privileges and execute SMB/CIFS protocol operations via unspecified vectors that cause the daemon to transition to the root user...

CVE-2006-6165

ld.so in FreeBSD, NetBSD, and possibly other BSD distributions does not remove certain harmful environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges by passing certain environment variables to loading processes. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a third party, stating that it is...

CVE-2005-0551

Stack-based buffer overflow in WINSRV.DLL in the Client Server Runtime System CSRSS process of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to gain privileges via a specially-designed application that provides console window information with a long...

CVE-2005-0352

Servers Alive 4.1 and 5.0 contain a local privilege-escalation when run as a service: loading the Local manual under help does not drop SYSTEM privileges, allowing a local user to obtain SYSTEM context and fully compromise the host. The vulnerability arises from the service context interacting wi...

CVE-2004-1767

The kernel in Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allows local users to gain privileges by loading arbitrary loadable kernel modules LKM, possibly involving the modload function...

CVE-2004-1051

sudo before 1.6.8p2 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using "" style environment variables to create functions that have the same name as any program within the bash script that is called without using the program's full pathname...

CVE-2005-0091

Unknown vulnerability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch, when using the hugemem kernel, allows local users to read and write to arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via certain syscalls...

CVE-2004-1054

Untrusted execution path vulnerability in invscout in IBM AIX 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "uname" program, which is executed from lsvpd after lsvpd has been invoked by invscout...

CVE-2004-2676

The Spy Sweeper Enterprise Client SpySweeperTray.exe in WebRoot Spy Sweeper before 2.0 does not drop privileges when using the help functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges...

CVE-2004-1394

The pfexec function for Sun Solaris 8 and 9 does not properly handle when a custom profile contains an invalid entry in the execattr database, which may allow local users with custom rights profiles to execute profile commands with additional privileges...

CVE-2002-1253

Abuse 2.00 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via command line arguments that specify alternate Lisp scripts that run at escalated privileges, which can contain functions that execute commands or modify files...