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[SECURITY] New versions of ncurses fixes security problem
We have received a report that using ncurses in setuid programs will give the user a way to open arbitrary files. We recommend you upgrade your ncurses3.4-dev package immediately. dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 alias hamm This version of Debian were releas...
[SECURITY] New versions of ncurses fixes security problem
We have received a report that using ncurses in setuid programs will give the user a way to open arbitrary files. We recommend you upgrade your ncurses3.4-dev package immediately. dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 alias hamm ------------------------------- Th...
Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow (1)
Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow 1 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86/info A buffer overflow resides in 'dip-3.3.7o' and derived programs. This is a problem only on systems where 'dip' is installed setuid. The culpable code is an 'sprintf' in line 192 in 'main.c':...
Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow (2)
// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86/info A buffer overflow resides in 'dip-3.3.7o' and derived programs. This is a problem only on systems where 'dip' is installed setuid. The culpable code is an 'sprintf' in line 192 in 'main.c': sprintfbuf, "%s/LCK..%s", PATHLOCKD, nam; / Linux x86...
Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow (2)
Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow 2 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86/info A buffer overflow resides in 'dip-3.3.7o' and derived programs. This is a problem only on systems where 'dip' is installed setuid. The culpable code is an 'sprintf' in line 192 in 'main.c':...
Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow (1)
// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86/info A buffer overflow resides in 'dip-3.3.7o' and derived programs. This is a problem only on systems where 'dip' is installed setuid. The culpable code is an 'sprintf' in line 192 in 'main.c': sprintfbuf, "%s/LCK..%s", PATHLOCKD, nam; -----...
Linux libc 5.3.12 (RedHat Linux 4.0 / Slackware Linux 3.1) - libc NLSPATH
// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/379/info There is a serious vulnerability in linux libc affecting all Linux distributions using libc 5.2.18 and below. The vulnerability is centered around the NLSPATH environment variable. Through exporting the oversized and shell-code including buffe...
AIX 3.x - bugfiler Arbitrary File Creation
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1800/info A vulnerability exists in AIX 3. versions of bugfiler, a utility which automates the process of reporting an filing system bugs. Bugfiler, installed setuid root, creates files in a directory specified by the user invoking the program example:...
BSD/OS 2.1 / Caldera UnixWare 7/7.1.0 / FreeBSD 1.1.5.1/2.0 / HP HP-UX 10.34 / IBM AIX 4.2 / SGI IRIX 6.3 / SunOS 4.1.4 - 'libXt Library' Local Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation (2)
/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/237/info The libXt library is part of the X Windows system. There are several buffer overflow conditions that may allow an unauthorized user to gain root privileges through setuid and setgid programs that are linked to libXt. These problems were openly...
CVE-1999-1182
Buffer overflow in run-time linkers 1 ld.so or 2 ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name argv0 and forcing ld.so/ld-linux.so to report an error...
CVE-1999-1143
Vulnerability in runtime linker program rld in SGI IRIX 6.x and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via setuid and setgid programs...
SGI IRIX 6.2 - eject Local Privilege Escalation (1)
SGI IRIX 6.2 - eject Local Privilege Escalation 1 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/351/info A vulnerability exists in the eject program shipped with Irix 6.2 from Silicon Graphics. By supplying a long argument to the eject program, it is possible to overwrite the return address on the...
SGI IRIX 6.2 - 'eject' Local Privilege Escalation (2)
// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/351/info A vulnerability exists in the eject program shipped with Irix 6.2 from Silicon Graphics. By supplying a long argument to the eject program, it is possible to overwrite the return address on the stack, and execute arbitrary code as root. Eject ...
Solaris 2.5.1 - 'chkey' Local Privilege Escalation
/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/207/info The chkey program is used to change a users secure RPC Diffie-Hellman public key and secret key pair. A buffer overflow condition has been found in the chkey program. Since chkey has setuid root permissions, an unauthorized user may be able to...
SGI IRIX 6.2 - usrlibnetaddpr Local Privilege Escalation
SGI IRIX 6.2 - usrlibnetaddpr Local Privilege Escalation source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/330/info SGI's IRIX 5.x and 6.x operating system include a utility called /usr/lib/netaddpr. This program can be used by privledged users to add network printing devices to the system. A race...
SGI IRIX 6.2 - '/usr/lib/netaddpr' Local Privilege Escalation
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/330/info SGI's IRIX 5.x and 6.x operating system include a utility called /usr/lib/netaddpr. This program can be used by privledged users to add network printing devices to the system. A race condition exists in this program that could allow any...
UNICOS 9/MAX 1.3/mk 1.5 / AIX 4.2 / libc 5.2.18 / RedHat 4 / IRIX 6 / Slackware 3 - NLS (1)
/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/711/info Cray UNICOS 9.0/9.2/MAX 1.3/mk 1.5,AIX = 4.2,Linux libc = 5.2.18,RedHat 4.0,IRIX 6.2,Slackware 3.1 Natural Language Service NLS Vulnerability 1 A buffer overflow condition affects libraries using the Natural Language Service NLS. The NLS is the...
BSDOS 2.1 FreeBSD 2.1.5 NeXTstep 4.x IRIX 6.4 SunOS 4.1.34.1.4 - lpr Buffer Overrun (1)
BSDOS 2.1 FreeBSD 2.1.5 NeXTstep 4.x IRIX 6.4 SunOS 4.1.34.1.4 - lpr Buffer Overrun 1 / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/707/info BSD/OS 2.1,FreeBSD 2.1.5,NeXTstep 4.0/4.1,SGI IRIX 6.4,SunOS 4.1.3/4.1.4 lpr Buffer Overrun Vulnerability 1 Due to insufficient bounds checking on arguments i...
BSD/OS 2.1 / FreeBSD 2.1.5 / NeXTstep 4.x / IRIX 6.4 / SunOS 4.1.3/4.1.4 - '/usr/bin/lpr' Buffer Overrun Privilege Escalation (2)
/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/707/info Due to insufficient bounds checking on arguments in this case -C which are supplied by users, it is possible to overwrite the internal stack space of the lpr program while it is executing. This can allow an intruder to cause lpr to execute...
BSDI BSDOS 2.1 FreeBSD 2.1 IBM AIX 4.2 SGI IRIX 6.4 Sun SunOS 4.1.3 - Buffer Overrun
BSDI BSDOS 2.1 FreeBSD 2.1 IBM AIX 4.2 SGI IRIX 6.4 Sun SunOS 4.1.3 - Buffer Overrun / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/129/info Rdist is a program to maintain identical copies of files over multiple hosts. It preserves the owner, group, mode, and mtime of files if possible and can updat...