security flaw

Format string vulnerability in the protoitemsettext function in Ethereal 0.9.4 through 0.10.11, as used in multiple dissectors, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted AFP packet...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2005-1983

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Plug and Play PnP service for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, and local users to gain privileges via a malicious application, as exploited by the Zotob aka Mytob worm...

CVE-2001-1562

CVE-2001-1562 affects the nvi editor; it is a format string vulnerability in which, before version 1.79, local users could gain privileges via format specifiers embedded in a filename. The Debian advisory DSA-085-1 and OpenVAS entries reiterate that nvi (and nvi-m17n) needed updates to address th...

CVE-2005-0301: Undefined Security Weakness

comersusbackofficeinstall10.asp in BackOffice Lite 6.0 and 6.01 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges via a direct request to the program...

CVE-2001-1367

The CVE-2001-1367 entry concerns PHPSlice, specifically the checkAccess function. Affected versions 0.1.1 through 0.1.6 (including 0.1.4) do not properly verify administrative access level, enabling remote attackers to gain privileges. Documented impact is privilege escalation. A temporary mitiga...

MS ASN library is fraught not only with integer overflow, but also with stack overflow.

MS ASN library is fraught not only with integer overflow, but also with stack overflow. After eEye published the vulnerability with ASN library, many people discussed it, and focused on whether we can exploit it and gain privilege. Theoretically speaking, we can gain privilege, but in fact, it's...

CVE-2003-0996

Unknown "System Security Vulnerability" in Computer Associates CA Unicenter Remote Control URC 6.0 allows attackers to gain privileges via the help interface...

DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0787

The PAM conversation function in OpenSSH 3.7.1 and 3.7.1p1 interprets an array of structures as an array of pointers, which allows attackers to modify the stack and possibly gain privileges...

PT-2003-1877 · Openssh +1 · Openssh +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: OpenSSH versions 3.7.1 through 3.7.1p1 Description: The issue concerns the SSH1 PAM challenge response authentication mechanism in OpenSSH. When Privilege Separation is disabled, the authentication attempt result is not properly checked,...

Default Password (guest) for 'guest' Account

The account 'guest' has the password 'guest' set. An attacker may use this to gain further privileges on this system. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. account = "guest"; password = "guest"; include'deprecatednasllevel.inc'; include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid11256;...

CVE-2002-2221

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.4.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that references a malicious cp binary. NOTE: this issue might overlap CVE-2006-6639...

CVE-2002-0066

Funk Software Proxy Host 3.x contains multiple issues, primarily: (1) a Windows Named Pipe created by Proxy Host that is accessible with Everyone Full Control, allowing local/remote users to invoke configuration utilities and potentially gain privileges; (2) insecure password storage and recovery...

CVE-2002-0491

The CVE-2002-0491 entry concerns AlGuest 1.0 guestbook’s admin.php authentication, which incorrectly relies on the existence of an admin cookie. An attacker can set the admin cookie to an arbitrary value, bypassing authentication and gaining administrative privileges. The vulnerability is web‑acc...

CVE-2002-0561: Undefined Security Weakness

The default configuration of the PL/SQL Gateway web administration interface in Oracle 9i Application Server 1.0.2.x uses null authentication, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges and modify DAD settings...

CVE-2001-1336

CVE-2001-1336 affects CesarFTP (0.98b and earlier), where usernames and passwords are stored in plaintext in settings.ini. The underlying issue is plaintext credential storage, enabling any account on the host to read the file and gain privileges on the CesarFTP service. Connected sources corrobo...

Denial of Service (DoS)

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Denial of Service DoS. Off-by-one error in the channel code of OpenSSH 2.0 through 3.0.2 allows local users or remote malicious servers to gain privileges. Remediation There is no fixed version for openssh. References - Debian.org...

CVE-2001-1173

CVE-2001-1173 affects MasqMail prior to 0.1.15 and enables local privilege escalation via piped aliases. The vulnerability impacts local confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:C, I:C, A:C) with a high base severity (7.2) and local attack vector, no authentication. The provided documents ...

CVE-1999-0968

CVE-1999-0968 describes a buffer overflow in the BNC IRC proxy that allows remote attackers to gain privileges. The affected component is the BNC IRC proxy; the underlying cause is a buffer overflow vulnerability. The initial sources do not provide version-specific details, exploit vectors, explo...

CVE-2001-0665

Affected product: Internet Explorer 6 and earlier. Vulnerability: HTTP Request Encoding allows remote attackers to trigger what look like user-originated HTTP requests, potentially enabling privilege escalation or execution of operations in web-based services. Root cause: encoding flaw in HTTP re...

CVE-1999-1325

Summary (CVE-1999-1325): SAS System 5.18 running on VAX/VMS is installed with insecure permissions on its directories and startup file, enabling local users to gain privileges. The entry is rated CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (HIGH) with local attack vector and no authentication required; impact is conf...