RAZOR advisory: Linux util-linux chfn local root vulnerability

Linux util-linux chfn local root vulnerability Issue Date: July 29, 2002 Contact: Michal Zalewski CVE: CAN-2002-0638 CERT vulnerability note: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405955 the URL should be accessible soon Topic: A locally exploitable vulnerability is present in the util-linux package...

FreeBSD 4.x / NetBSD 1.4.x/1.5.x/1.6 / OpenBSD 3 - pppd Arbitrary File Permission Modification Race Condition

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5355/info A vulnerability has been reported in some versions of the pppd daemon included with multiple BSD distributions. A race condition error in the code may result in the pppd process changing the file permissions on an arbitrary system file. pppd wil...

LOCAL ROOT EXPLOIT - SUPPORT FULL-DISCLOSURE - LOCAL ROOT EXPLOIT

!/usr/bin/perl fartsy.pl by kanix [email protected] /usr/sbin/artswrapper local format string exploit Tested on Red Hat Linux release 7.2 Enigma Jul 6, 2002 "the secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." - Albert Einstein commentz, job offerz, flamez, etc. should be directed t...

[AP] Cisco vpnclient buffer overflow

-- ------------------------- -- - AngryPacket Security Advisory - -- ------------------------- -- - +--------------------- -- - + advisory information +------------------ -- - author: methodic [email protected] release date: 05/28/2002 homepage: http://sec.angrypacket.com advisory...

Cisco VPN Client for Unix 3.5.1 - Local Buffer Overflow

Cisco VPN Client for Unix 3.5.1 - Local Buffer Overflow // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5056/info The Cisco VPN Client software is used to establish Virtual Private Network VPN connections between client machines and a Cisco VPN Concentrator. A vulnerability has been reported in some...

Interbase 6.0 malloc() issues

====================================================================== Strategic Reconnaissance Team Security Advisory SRT2002-06-17-1043 Topic : Interbase 6.0-1 Date : June 17, 2002 Credit : KF dotslashatsnosoft.com Site : http://www.snosoft.com...

New Kismet Packages available - SayText() and suid kismet_server issues

I have discovered 2 potentially exploitable holes in the wireless sniffer package Kismet. Both issues have been addressed by the author. I am in the process of determining if the local command line overflow is exploitable or not. The other issue may be dependant on if your OS will allow you to...

CVE-2002-0184

Sudo before 1.6.6 contains an off-by-one error that can result in a heap-based buffer overflow that may allow local users to gain root privileges via special characters in the -p prompt argument, which are not properly expanded...

Multiple bugs in Solaris utils

Local and remoter root compromise via buffer overflows and remote DoS attacks...

Apple Mac OSX 10.x FreeBSD 4.x OpenBSD 2.x Solaris 2.52.67.08 - exec C Library Standard IO File Descriptor Closure

Apple Mac OSX 10.x FreeBSD 4.x OpenBSD 2.x Solaris 2.52.67.08 - exec C Library Standard IO File Descriptor Closure / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4568/info It has been reported that BSD-based kernels do not check to ensure that the C library standard I/O file descriptors 0-2 are vali...

Apple Mac OSX 10.x / FreeBSD 4.x / OpenBSD 2.x / Solaris 2.5/2.6/7.0/8 - 'exec C Library' Standard I/O File Descriptor Closure

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4568/info It has been reported that BSD-based kernels do not check to ensure that the C library standard I/O file descriptors 0-2 are valid open files before execing setuid images. Consequently, I/O that are opened by a setuid process may be assigned fi...

[UNIX] Suid Application Execution May Give Local Root

The following security advisory is sent to the securiteam mailing list, and can be found at the SecuriTeam web site: http://www.securiteam.com - - promotion When was the last time you checked your server's security? How about a monthly report? http://www.AutomatedScanning.com - Know that you're...

OpenSSH 2.2.0 - 3.1.0 server contains a locally exploitable buffer overflow

effect: local root vulnerable services: -pass Kerberos IV TGT -pass AFS Token bug details: radix.c GETSTRING macro in radixtocreds function may cause buffer overflow. affected buffers: creds-service creds-instance creds-realm creds-pinst exploit code here: mantra.freeweb.hu...

IBM Informix Web DataBlade: Local root by design

IBM Informix Web DataBlade: Local root by design By Simon Lodal, Denmark Vendor status: Notified months ago, said they would be working on updates, never heard anything. Software: Web DataBlade 4.12, IDS 9.20/9.21, Linux 2.2/2.4, SunOS 5.7 OS, IDS and WDB versions seem to be irrelevant. Impact: A...

OpenBSD Local Root Compromise

ZOOM International Security Advisory OpenBSD local root compromise Systems affected: OpenBSD all version, OpenBSD Current prior April 8, 2002 Risk: High Date: April 11, 2002 Legal Notice: This advisory is copyright c ZOOM International. Disclaimer: Information contained in this advisory are...

CVE-1999-1021

NFS on SunOS 4.1 through 4.1.2 ignores the high order 16 bits in a 32 bit UID, which allows a local user to gain root access if the lower 16 bits are set to 0, as fixed by the NFS jumbo patch upgrade...

Another local root vulnerability during installation of Tarantella Enterprise 3.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Larry W. Cashdollar Vapid Labs 2/18/2002 Another local root vulnerability during installation of Tarantella Enterprise 3. During installation a "twirling / | - " text graphic is displayed you remember them from the shareware games in DOS days.. they...

Hanterm 3.3 - Local Buffer Overflow (1)

Hanterm 3.3 - Local Buffer Overflow 1 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4050/info Hanterm is a replacement for xterm which includes Hangul support, used for Korean language systems. A buffer overflow error exists in hanterm. If it is called locally with a maliciously constructed...

sastcpd 8.0 'authprog' local root vulnerability

Hi, Several environment variable problems exist in the 'SAS Job Spawner for Open Systems version 8.00'. No other releases of the software were available to test. Sorry. authprog vulnerability ---------------------- The daemon passes a user-defined environment variable, 'authprog', to execve. This...

FreeBSD-SA-02:08.exec

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-02:08 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: race condition during exec may allow local root compromise Category: core Module: kernel Announced: 2002-01-24 Credits: Logan...