uucp --config patch -- not sufficient

Problem: uucp patch from RedHat possibly others prevents original exploit, but not variations. Severity: Potential for local root on some distributions, uucp.uucp on others. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/showbug.cgi?id=54466 I had seen this report some time ago, and thought: "Good. They've...

NetBSD Security Advisory 2002-001 Close-on-exec, SUID and ptrace(2)

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- NetBSD Security Advisory 2002-001 ================================= Topic: Close-on-exec, SUID and ptrace2 Version: NetBSD-current: prior to January 14, 2002 NetBSD-1.5.: affected up to and including 1.5.2 NetBSD-1.4.: affected up to and including 1.4.3 Severity...

[SECURITY] [DSA 101-1] New sudo packages fix local root exploit

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 101-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze January 14th, 2002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : sudo...

[SECURITY] [DSA 101-1] New sudo packages fix local root exploit

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 101-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze January 14th, 2002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : sudo...

CDRDAO 1.1.x - Home Directory Configuration File Symbolic Link (4)

CDRDAO 1.1.x - Home Directory Configuration File Symbolic Link 4 source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3865/info CDRDAO is a freely available, open source CD recording software package available for the Unix and Linux Operating Systems. It is maintained by Andreas Mueller. When CDRDAO saves...

[SECURITY] [DSA-095-1] gpm (gpm-root) format string vulnerabilities

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-095-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Robert van der Meulen December 27, 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package : gpm Problem...

New Advisory + Exploit

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++GOBBLES+SECURITY+RESEARCH+TEAM+INCORPORATED+++++++++++++++++ ALERT! ALERT! FREEBSD LOCAL ROOT VULNERABILITY! ALERT! ALERT! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ include...

[SECURITY] [DSA-092-1] local root in wmtv

Package : wmtv Problem type : local root exploit Debian-specific: no Nicolas Boullis found a nasty security problem in the wmtv a dockable video4linux tv player for windowmaker package as distributed in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2. wmtv can optionally run a command if you double-click on the tv window...

[SECURITY] [DSA-092-1] local root in wmtv

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-092-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Wichert Akkerman December 6, 2001 -...

UNICOS LOCAL HOLE ALL VERSIONS

CRAY UNICOS NQSD FORMAT BUG LOCAL ROOT COMPROMISE ALL VERSIONS MICKEY MOUSE HACKING SQUADRON ADVISORY : 1 DISCLAIMER ---------- We are a collective group of security professionals who want to remain nameless due to the various legal and corporate red tape which now surrounds the issue of disclosu...

Advisory: Berkeley pmake

Problem description ---------------------- There is a format string bug in the Berkeley's pmake 2.1.33 and below parallel make package as well as a buffer overflow problem. Pmake is suid root on various Linux distributions and uses root privileges for binding to low TCP ports. The ordinary...

SuSE Linux 6.4/7.0/7.1/7.2 Berkeley Parallel Make - Shell Definition Format String

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3572/info Parallel Make pmake is a freely available version of the make program, originally distributed with Berkeley Unix. It is designed to execute Makefiles and build programs. pmake is not typically setuid root, although some Linux distributions...

gm4 format strings on OSX

This in itself is not an issue due to the lack of a suid bit... however if I remember correctly there were a few linux suid root binaries that were reliant upon m4 in some way or another thus making them vulnerable to a local root expoit. This is on osx 10.1. OSXBOX: elguapo ls -al which m4...

[SECURITY] [DSA 083-1] New procmail packages fix insecure signal handling

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 083-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze October 18th, 2001 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : procmail...

[SECURITY] [DSA 082-1] News Xvt packages fix buffer overflow

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 082-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze October 18th, 2001 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : xvt...

OpenUNIX 8 & Unixware possible local root

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Another dt series bug... $ uname -a OpenUNIX zen 5 8.0.0 i386 x86at Caldera UNIXSVR5 $ id uid=101fixxxer gid=1other $ ls -al /usr/dt/bin/dtterm - -r-sr-xr-x 1 root bin 60892 Haz 10 05:03 /usr/dt/bin/dtterm $ /usr/dt/bin/dtterm -tn perl -e 'print...

SuSE Security Announcement: screen (SuSE-SA:2001:030)

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- SuSE Security Announcement Package: screen Announcement-ID: SuSE-SA:2001:030 Date: Wednesday, September 5 2001 18:00 MEST Affected SuSE versions: 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 6.3, 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 Vulnerability Type: local root compromise Severity 1-10: 5 SuSE default packag...

FreeBSD-SA-01:57.sendmail

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-01:57 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: sendmail contains local root vulnerability REVISED Category: core Module: sendmail Announced: 2001-08-27 Revised: 2001-08-30...

Slackware /usr/bin/man vulnerability

The following advisory was sent to slackware July 11th, 2001, they failed to respond so I hope the temporary patch will make do: Submitted by : Josh [email protected], lockdown [email protected] zen-parse [email protected] Vulnerability : /usr/bin/man Tested On : Slackware 8.0 and before...

Debian 2.2 /usr/bin/pileup Local Root Exploit

Exploit for linux platform in category local exploits ============================================= Debian 2.2 /usr/bin/pileup Local Root Exploit ============================================= / pileup-xpl.c - local root exploit by core Friday the 13th, July 2001 based almost entirely on code by...