GNU groff 1.11 a / HP-UX 10.0/11.0 / SGI IRIX 6.5.3 - Malicious Manpage

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/540/info Versions of GNU groff prior to release 1.11a and standard troff contain vulnerabilities that can possibly lead to a local root compromise if the conditions are right and circumstances are somehow met. A malicious user can, in theory, embed t/g|ro...

BMC Software Patrol 3.2.5 - Patrol SNMP Agent File CreationPermission

BMC Software Patrol 3.2.5 - Patrol SNMP Agent File CreationPermission source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/525/info Patrol 3.2, installed out of the box, allows for a local root compromise or denial of service. The vulnerability lies in the creation of a file by snmpagnt that is owned by the...

BMC Software Patrol 3.2.5 - Patrol SNMP Agent File Creation/Permission

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/525/info Patrol 3.2, installed out of the box, allows for a local root compromise or denial of service. The vulnerability lies in the creation of a file by snmpagnt that is owned by the owner of the parent directory of the file and possibly world writeabl...

Xi Graphics Accelerated X 4.0.x5.0 - Local Buffer Overflow

Xi Graphics Accelerated X 4.0.x5.0 - Local Buffer Overflow // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/488/info Accelerated-X, also known as Accel-X, is a popular commercial X server available from Xi Graphics. The servers are normally installed setuid root, and contain multiple buffer overflow...

VMware 1.0.1 - Local Buffer Overflow

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/490/info VMWare is virtual machine software produced by VMWare inc. VMWare version 1.0.1 for Linux is vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack. Since VMWare is installed with binaries that are setuid root, local users can exploit the hole allowing for...

S.u.S.E Linux 5.2 - gnuplot Local Overflow Local Privilege Escalation

S.u.S.E Linux 5.2 - gnuplot Local Overflow Local Privilege Escalation / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/319/info Linux gnuplot 3.5 is shipped with S.u.S.E. Linux 5.2 and installed suid root by default. There is a buffer overflow vulnerability present in gnuplot which allows for users to...

RedHat Linux 5.05.15.2 Slackware Linux 3.5 - klogd Local Buffer Overflow (1)

RedHat Linux 5.05.15.2 Slackware Linux 3.5 - klogd Local Buffer Overflow 1 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/398/info It is possible to cause a denial of service remote and local through generating old, obscure kernel messages not terminated with \n in klogd. The problem exists because...

RedHat Linux 5.05.15.2 Slackware Linux 3.5 - klogd Local Buffer Overflow (2)

RedHat Linux 5.05.15.2 Slackware Linux 3.5 - klogd Local Buffer Overflow 2 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/398/info It is possible to cause a denial of service remote and local through generating old, obscure kernel messages not terminated with \n in klogd. The problem exists because...

RedHat Linux 5.0/5.1/5.2 / Slackware Linux 3.5 - 'klogd' Local Buffer Overflow (1)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/398/info It is possible to cause a denial of service remote and local through generating old, obscure kernel messages not terminated with \n in klogd. The problem exists because of a buffer overflow in the klogd handling of kernel messages. It is...

RedHat Linux 5.0/5.1/5.2 / Slackware Linux 3.5 - 'klogd' Local Buffer Overflow (2)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/398/info It is possible to cause a denial of service remote and local through generating old, obscure kernel messages not terminated with \n in klogd. The problem exists because of a buffer overflow in the klogd handling of kernel messages. It is...

Debian 2.0 - Super Syslog Buffer Overflow

Debian 2.0 - Super Syslog Buffer Overflow // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/342/info // // After the first super buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered, another appeared shortly after. This vulnerability exists when the syslog option is enabled. The overflow is in the file error....

Debian 2.0 - Super Syslog Buffer Overflow

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/342/info // // After the first super buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered, another appeared shortly after. This vulnerability exists when the syslog option is enabled. The overflow is in the file error.c, in the Error function where the...

PT-1999-1060 · Debian · Debian

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Debian GNU/Linux affected versions not specified Description: A buffer overflow issue in the "Super" utility affects Debian GNU/Linux and other operating systems, allowing local users to execute commands as root. Recommendations: At the momen...

Solaris 2.5.1 - kcms Local Buffer Overflow (2)

Solaris 2.5.1 - kcms Local Buffer Overflow 2 / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/452/info There is an unchecked sprintf call in the versions of /usr/openwin/bin/kcmsconfigure shipped with solaris 2.5, 2.5.1 and 2.6. Unfortunately, kcmsconfigure is installed setuid root, making it possible...

Solaris 2.5.1 - kcms Local Buffer Overflow (1)

Solaris 2.5.1 - kcms Local Buffer Overflow 1 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/452/info There is an unchecked sprintf call in the versions of /usr/openwin/bin/kcmsconfigure shipped with solaris 2.5, 2.5.1 and 2.6. Unfortunately, kcmsconfigure is installed setuid root, making it possibl...

Solaris 2.5.1 - 'kcms' Local Buffer Overflow (2)

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/452/info There is an unchecked sprintf call in the versions of /usr/openwin/bin/kcmsconfigure shipped with solaris 2.5, 2.5.1 and 2.6. Unfortunately, kcmsconfigure is installed setuid root, making it possible for an attacker to overflow the buffer and...

CVE-1999-0139

Buffer overflow in Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access...

Solaris 2.5.1 - License Manager

Solaris 2.5.1 - License Manager source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/461/info The Solaris License Manager that ships with versions 2.5.1 and 2.6 is vulnerable to multiple symlink attacks. License Manager creates lockfiles owned by root and set mode 666 which it writes to regularily. It follo...

Linux libc 5.3.125.4 (RedHat Linux 4.0) - vsyslog() Local Buffer Overflow

Linux libc 5.3.125.4 RedHat Linux 4.0 - vsyslog Local Buffer Overflow // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/475/info A buffer overflow is present in linux libc 5.4.32 and below that allows a user to obtain local root access under some conditions. The overflow is in the function vsyslog and...

Exim Buffer 1.6.21.6.51 - Local Overflow

Exim Buffer 1.6.21.6.51 - Local Overflow / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1859/info A potential local root yielding buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Exim mail client version 1.62. A buffer used in processing filenames of message attachments can be overflowed by a...