Oracle8i Standard Edition 8.1.5 for Linux Installer Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1035/info A vulnerability exists in the installation program for Oracle 8.1.5i. The Oracle installation scripts will create a directory named /tmp/orainstall, owned by oracle:dba, mode 711. Inside of this directory it wil...

SSHD-1 Logging Vulnerability

Crimelabs, Inc. www.crimelabs.net Security Note Crimelabs Security Note CLABS200101 Title: SSH-1 Brute Force Password Vulnerability Date: 5 February, 2001 Vendors: Any supported by SSH-1 Versions: At least ssh-1.2.27 and 1.2.30 Not Affected: OpenSSH Severity: Medium to High Author: Jose Nazario...

vixie-cron - Local Privilege Escalation

!/bin/sh echo '.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.' echo '| Marchew Hyperreal Industries ................... |' echo "| ...well, it is just me, but it is more elite to speak as a group... |" echo "--------------------------------- presents...

QSSL QNX 4.25 A - 'crypt()' Local Privilege Escalation

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1114/info A design error in the operation of the crypt3 function exists in QNX, from QNX System Software, Limited QSSL. The flaw allows the recovery of passwords from the hashes. On most Unix variants, crypt3 is based on a variant of the DES encryption...

Debian 2.1 - apcd Symlink

Debian 2.1 - apcd Symlink source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/958/info A vulnerability exists in the apcd package, as shipped in Debian GNU/Linux 2.1. By sending the apcd process a SIGUSR1, a file will be created in /tmp called upsstat. This file contains information about the status of the...

Debian 2.1 - apcd Symlink

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/958/info A vulnerability exists in the apcd package, as shipped in Debian GNU/Linux 2.1. By sending the apcd process a SIGUSR1, a file will be created in /tmp called upsstat. This file contains information about the status of the APC device. This file is...

SGI IRIX 6.2 - SpaceWare

SGI IRIX 6.2 - SpaceWare source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/471/info The SpaceBall game, shipped with Irix 6.2 from Silicon Graphics contains a security hole which could result in the compromise of the root account. By blindly taking the contents of the $HOSTNAME variable, and not placing...

SGI IRIX 6.2 - SpaceWare

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/471/info The SpaceBall game, shipped with Irix 6.2 from Silicon Graphics contains a security hole which could result in the compromise of the root account. By blindly taking the contents of the $HOSTNAME variable, and not placing quotes around it, the...

SGI IRIX 5.3 - pkgadjust Local Privilege Escalation

SGI IRIX 5.3 - pkgadjust Local Privilege Escalation source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/419/info A vulnerability exists in the pkgadjust utility shipped with Irix 5.3 from Silicon Graphics. This vulnerability can result in the compromise of the root account. % cat getroot.c int main setuid0...