Ubuntu 4.10 : XML library vulnerabilities (USN-10-1)

Several buffer overflows have been discovered in libxml2's FTP connection and DNS resolution functions. Supplying very long FTP URLs or IP addresses might result in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process using libxml2. Since libxml2 is used in packages like php4-imagick, t...

Ubuntu 4.10 : squid vulnerabilities (USN-84-1)

When parsing the configuration file, squid interpreted empty Access Control Lists ACLs without defined authentication schemes in a non-obvious way. This could allow remote attackers to bypass intended ACLs. CAN-2005-0194 A remote Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in the domain name...

sadmind AUTH_SYS authentication vulnerability

Added: 01/09/2006 CVE: CVE-2003-0722 BID: 8615 OSVDB: 4585 Background sadmind is a service which coordinates distributed system administration operations remotely. The Sun Solstice AdminSuite runs sadmind with the AUTHSYS authentication method by default. Problem The sadmind running with the...

VMware Workstation: Vulnerability in NAT networking

Background VMware Workstation is a powerful virtual machine for developers and system administrators. Description Tim Shelton discovered that vmnet-natd, the host module providing NAT-style networking for VMware guest operating systems, is unable to process incorrect 'EPRT' and 'PORT' FTP request...

XnView: Privilege escalation

Background XnView is an efficient multimedia viewer, browser and converter, distributed free for non-commercial use. Description Krzysiek Pawlik of Gentoo Linux discovered that the XnView package for IA32 used the DTRPATH field insecurely, causing the dynamic loader to search for shared libraries...

CVE-2005-4524

CVE-2005-4524 affects Mantis 1.0.0rc3 and covers improper handling of the "Make note private" action during bug resolution, with unknown impact and potential information leakage. Public sources (Debian DSA-944-1, Ubuntu CVE page, NVD) corroborate the issue as one of several Mantis vulnerabilities...

OpenLDAP, Gauche: RUNPATH issues

Background OpenLDAP is a suite of LDAP-related application and development tools. Gauche is an R5RS Scheme interpreter. Description Gentoo packaging for OpenLDAP and Gauche may introduce insecure paths into the list of directories that are searched for libraries at runtime. Impact A local attacke...

Break SSS technology blockade-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

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MailEnable IMAP W3C Logging Buffer Overflow

Added: 12/03/2005 CVE: CVE-2005-3155 BID: 15006 OSVDB: 19842 Background MailEnable is a mail server for Windows platforms. The standard edition supports the SMTP and POP3 protocols. MailEnable Professional and MailEnable Enterprise also support IMAP and HTTPMail. Problem MailEnable's IMAP service...

Have to say by the campus network see Network Security status-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Preface originally really do not want to write this article, but really can not let people endure. Did not expect the school campus network security situation is actually so bad, one of the most impressive Willy-nilly. Or administrator of quality and safety awareness. Status of the recall a year...

HP Jet Admin 6.5 or less Vulnerability

The remote HP Web Jetadmin is vulnerable to multiple exploits. This includes, but is not limited to, full remote administrative access. An attacker can execute code remotely with SYSTEM level or root privileges by invoking the ExecuteFile function. To further exacerbate this issue, there is worki...

Netpbm: Buffer overflow in pnmtopng

Background Netpbm is a package of 220 graphics programs and a programming library, including pnmtopng, a tool to convert PNM image files to the PNG format. Description RedHat reported that pnmtopng is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. Impact An attacker could craft a malicious PNM file and entice ...

Texinfo: Insecure temporary file creation

Background Texinfo is the official documentation system created by the GNU project. Description Frank Lichtenheld has discovered that the "sortoffline" function in texindex insecurely creates temporary files with predictable filenames. Impact A local attacker could create symbolic links in the...

X.Org: Heap overflow in pixmap allocation

Background X.Org is X.Org Foundation's Public Implementation of the X Window System. Description X.Org is missing an integer overflow check during pixmap memory allocation. Impact An X.Org user could exploit this issue to make the X server execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Workarou...

MPlayer: Heap overflow in ad_pcm.c

Background MPlayer is a media player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats. Description Sven Tantau discovered a heap overflow in the code handling the strf chunk of PCM audio streams. Impact An attacker could craft a malicious video or audio file which, when opened using MPlayer,...

lm_sensors: Insecure temporary file creation

Background lmsensors is a software package that provides drivers for monitoring the temperatures, voltages, and fans of Linux systems with hardware monitoring devices. Description Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena has discovered that lmsensors insecurely creates temporary files with predictable...

Evolution: Format string vulnerabilities

Background Evolution is a GNOME groupware application. Description Ulf Harnhammar discovered that Evolution is vulnerable to format string bugs when viewing attached vCards and when displaying contact information from remote LDAP servers or task list data from remote servers CAN-2005-2549. He als...

bluez-utils: Bluetooth device name validation vulnerability

Background bluez-utils are the utilities for use with the BlueZ implementation of the Bluetooth wireless standards for Linux. Description The name of a Bluetooth device is improperly validated by the hcid utility when a remote device attempts to pair itself with a computer. Impact An attacker cou...

Xpdf, Kpdf, GPdf: Denial of Service vulnerability

Background Xpdf, Kpdf and GPdf are PDF file viewers that run under the X Window System. Kpdf and GPdf both contain Xpdf code. Kpdf is also part of kdegraphics. Description Xpdf, Kpdf and GPdf do not handle a broken table of embedded TrueType fonts correctly. After detecting such a table, Xpdf, Kp...

fetchmail: Buffer Overflow

Background fetchmail is a utility that retrieves and forwards mail from remote systems using IMAP, POP, and other protocols. Description fetchmail does not properly validate UIDs coming from a POP3 mail server. The UID is placed in a fixed length buffer on the stack, which can be overflown. Impac...