ppxp ppp dialup client privilege escalation

Elevated privilieges are not dropped than external aplication is executed or log file is open...

Windows XP SP2 protection bypass

For dialup connection whole network of dynamic IP class is treated as local segment...

Windows XP SP2 Firewall Critical Update (886185)

The remote version of Microsoft Windows XP SP2 lacks the critical security update 886185. This update fixes a flaw that renders the SP2 firewall ineffective when the user connects to the internet using a dialup connection. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description...

CAN-2004-0814: Linux terminal layer races

Linux 2.6.9 fixes a set of race conditions in the Linux terminal subsystem which are believed to go back to 2.2 kernels if not earlier. The race shows up problematically in two places. Firstly a user can cause crashes and other undefined behaviour by issuing a TIOCSETLD ioctl on a terminal...