Solaris in.lpd Transfer Job Routine Remote Buffer Overflow

The remote lpd daemon seems to be vulnerable to a buffer overflow when sent too many 'Receive data file' commands. An attacker may use this flaw to gain root on this host. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. This plugin was realized thanks to the help of the french "eXperts" working group -...

Переполнение буфера в MDBMS (buffer overflow)

переполнение буфера дает удаленный root-доступ...

[SECURITY] [DSA-048-1] remote cfingerd exploit

Package : cfingerd Problem type : remote printf format attack Debian-specific: no Megyer Laszlo report on Bugtraq that the cfingerd Debian as distributed with Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 was not careful in its logging code. By combining this with an off-by-one error in the code that copied the username...

Format string input validation error in wu-ftpd site_exec() function

Overview A vulnerability involving an input validation error in the "site exec" command has recently been identified in the Washington University ftpd wu-ftpd software package. Sites running affected systems are advised to update their wu-ftpd software as soon as possible. A similar but distinct...

CVE-1999-0977

Buffer overflow in Solaris sadmind allows remote attackers to gain root privileges using a NETMGTPROCSERVICE request...

CVE-1999-0421

During a reboot after an installation of Linux Slackware 3.6, a remote attacker can obtain root access by logging in to the root account without a password...

Sendmail IDENT Remote root Vulnerability

Description A vulnerability in the IDENT function of sendmail 8.6.9 allows attackers to obtain remote root access. Very little other information on this vulnerability is currently available; this is an old vulnerability. Technologies Affected Eric Allman Sendmail 8.6.9 Upgrade to at least version...