CVE-2003-1358

rs.F300 for HP-UX 10.0 through 11.22 uses the PATH environment variable to find and execute programs such as rm while operating at raised privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious rm program...

Debian DSA-1287-1 : ldap-account-manager - multiple vulnerabilities

Two vulnerabilities have been identified in the version of ldap-account-manager shipped with Debian 3.1 sarge. - CVE-2006-7191 An untrusted PATH vulnerability could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by providing a malicious rm executable and specifying a PA...

MOAB-21-01-2007: System Preferences writeconfig Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Summary Apple provides the following description in the The Preference Application documentation: System Preferences is the standard location for presenting system-level preferences on OSX. The preference panes shipped with Mac OS X include panes affecting hardware such as the Sound, Mouse, and...

CVE-2006-2183

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Truecrypt 4.1, when running suid root on Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable that references a malicious mount command...

CVE-2006-2183

CVE-2006-2183 affects TrueCrypt 4.1 on Linux when running as a set-user-ID root process. The vulnerability arises from an untrusted search path: a modified PATH environment variable referencing a malicious mount command could allow local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges. Th...

18ZLZA.txt

Summary: 18 ways to escalate privileges in Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Security Suite build 6.1.744.000 http://www.zonelabs.com/ Details: During Windows startup the TrueVector service vsmon.exe - an integral piece of most Zone Labs products is set to startup automatically. The TrueVector service runs und...

CVE-2004-1391

The CVE-2004-1391 entry concerns the PPPoE daemon (PPPoEd) in QNX RTP 6.1, where an untrusted execution path allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by manipulating the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious mount program. This describes a local-privilege problem rooted in PA...

CVE-2004-1028

Untrusted execution path vulnerability in chcod on AIX IBM 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "grep" program, which is executed from chcod...

CVE-2004-1263

changepassword.cgi in ChangePassword 0.8, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "make" program...

CVE-2004-1028

Untrusted execution path vulnerability in chcod on AIX IBM 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "grep" program, which is executed from chcod...

CVE-2004-1054

CVE-2004-1054 – IBM AIX invscout Local Command Execution involves a local privilege escalation in invscout on AIX 5.1.0/5.2.0/5.3.0 where an untrusted PATH can cause a malicious binary named ‘uname’ to be used by lsvpd, allowing an attacker to gain root. The attack relies on not dropping privileg...

CVE-2004-0965

stmkfont in HP-UX B.11.00 through B.11.23 relies on the user-specified PATH when executing certain commands, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to malicious programs...

security flaw

The 1 libsasl and 2 libsasl2 libraries in Cyrus-SASL 2.1.18 and earlier trust the SASLPATH environment variable to find all available SASL plug-ins, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the SASLPATH to point to malicious programs...

CVE-2004-1683

A race condition in crrtrap for QNX RTP 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious io-graphics program before is executed by crrtrap...

CVE-2003-0171

DirectoryServices in MacOS X trusts the PATH environment variable to locate and execute the touch command, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the PATH to point to a directory containing a malicious touch program...

CVE-2003-0171

Summary (CVE-2003-0171) : Mac OS X DirectoryService is vulnerable because it uses system(2) to run touch(1) without a full path, allowing a local attacker to alter PATH and execute a malicious touch as root. This can lead to privilege escalation and DoS. The attack is mediated by terminating Dire...

CVE-2001-0943

CVE-2001-0943 : Affects Oracle 8.0.5 and 8.1.5 where dbsnmp trusts the PATH environment to locate and execute (1) chown or (2) chgrp). By manipulating PATH, a local attacker can run Trojan Horse programs and gain arbitrary code execution. The description does not specify exploit status, affected ...

CVE-1999-1232

Untrusted search path vulnerability in day5datacopier in SGI IRIX 6.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a modified PATH environment variable that points to a malicious cp program...

CVE-2001-0943

dbsnmp in Oracle 8.0.5 and 8.1.5, under certain conditions, trusts the PATH environment variable to find and execute the 1 chown or 2 chgrp commands, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH to point to Trojan Horse programs...

CVE-2001-0087

CVE-2001-0087 affects itetris/xitetris 1.6.2 and earlier. The vulnerability arises because the program trusts the PATH environment variable to locate and execute the gunzip program, enabling local users to gain root privileges by arranging PATH to point to a crafted, malicious gunzip. The connect...