x_news allows unauthorized users to access administrative menu

Overview xnews allows a user to authenticate without supplying the user's plaintext password. Description xnews is a system for managing news. When a user logs in to xnews version 1.1 using a plaintext password, xnews hashes the password with MD5 and compares it to user's hash stored in the file...

Magic Enterprise contains multiple shell scripts that allow arbitrary file overwriting via symlink redirection of temporary file

Overview Some versions of Magic eDeveloper Enterprise Edition contain a symbolic-link vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite data or execute arbitrary commands. Description Magic eDeveloper is a development environment for large-scale and distributed applications.Magic eDeveloper...

Lotus Domino Web Server discloses IP address

Overview Lotus Domino Web server discloses its IP address to some HTTP requests. Description Lotus Domino can be coerced to reveal its IP address by sending it a crafted HTTP request. --- Impact Attackers can discover limited information about the numbering of the Domino server's network. ---...

cryptcat does not encrypt data communications when -e command argument is used

Overview With certain options used, cryptcat does not encrypt network connections as expected. Description Cryptcat is an enhanced version of netcat that adds twofish encryption.If cryptcat is started in listen server mode binding a shell to a network port, cryptcat fails to enable encryption...

Older SSH clients do not allow users to disable X11 forwarding

Overview This vulnerability may allow an attacker to make unauthorized connections to affected client machines. Description Older versions of the SSH client do not allow the user to disable X11 forwarding. As a result, if the client connects to a malicious server, the server can open an X11...

Distributed GL Daemon (DGLD) allows attackers to identify IRIX systems

Overview Attackers are using the presence of the dgld service to identify SGI IRIX systems. Description The CERT/CC has received multiple reports of an apparent vulnerability in the Distributed GL Daemon on SGI IRIX systems. Upon further investigation, it is our belief that no vulnerability exist...