MySQL < 5.0.88 / 5.1.42 / 5.5.0 / 6.0.14 MyISAM CREATE TABLE Privilege Check Bypass

The version of MySQL installed on the remote host is earlier than 5.0.88 / 5.1.42 / 5.5.0 / 6.0.14 and thus reportedly allows a local user to circumvent privileges through creation of MyISAM tables using the 'DATA DIRECTORY' and 'INDEX DIRECTORY' options to overwrite existing table files in the...

April, 2007: Sony ARccOS Copy Protection Bricks DVD Players

With the DRM rootkit debacle still visible in the rear view mirror, Sony again found itself in hot water over copy protection gone wrong in 2007. This time the problem was with Sony’s Advanced Regional Copy Control Operating Solution ARccOS, which shipped with some DVDs. The technology was...

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - inotify_init() Memory Leak Local Denial of Service

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - inotifyinit Memory Leak Local Denial of Service / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45036/info The Linux kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to cause an out-of-memory condition, denying service to legitimate...

MySQL 4.1 < 4.1.24 MyISAM Create Table Privilege Check Bypass

The version of MySQL installed on the remote host reportedly allows a local user to circumvent privileges through creation of MyISAM tables using the 'DATA DIRECTORY' and 'INDEX DIRECTORY' options to overwrite existing table files in the application's data directory. C Tenable Network Security,...

Microsoft Outlook 2000 0/98 0/Express 5.5 - Concealed Attachment

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2260/info Versions of MS Outlook are vulnerable to receiving a hidden, potentially hostile attachment. An arbitrary string of characters, supplied by the sender to the 'subject:' field, will be received and interpreted by vulnerable versions of Outlook as...

Qualcomm Eudora 4.2/4.3 - Warning Message Circumvention

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1157/info A malicious email sender can circumvent warning messages that would normally display when a user attempts to view executable attachments in Eudora 4.2/4.3. Eudora does not prompt a user with the warning message if they are attempting to open a...