RedHat 0.4 b15 restore - Insecure Environment Variables

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1914/info restore is a program for backup and recovery procedures, distributed with the RedHat Linux Operating System. A vulnerability exists that could allow a user elevated permissions. The problem occurs in the RSH environment variable. restore is...

rpc.statd vulnerable to remote root compromise via format string stack overwrite

Overview The CERT/CC has begun receiving reports of an input validation vulnerability in the rpc.statd program being exploited. This program is included, and often installed by default, in several popular Linux distributions. Please see the vendors section of this document for specific informatio...

Security Advisory 2000-015

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- NetBSD Security Advisory 2000-015 ================================= Topic: format-string bugs in passwd/libutil Version: all releases up to and including 1.4.2 Severity: local root compromise possible Fixed: 2000/10/03 in -current and netbsd-1-5 branches...

SuSE Security Announcement: ypbind/ypclient (SuSE-SA:2000:042)

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- SuSE Security Announcement Package: ypbind/ypclient Announcement-ID: SuSE-SA:2000:042 Date: Wednesday, October 18th, 2000 19:15 MEST Affected SuSE versions: 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.0 Vulnerability Type: possible remote root compromise Severity 1-10: 8 SuSE...

FreeBSD-SA-00:56.lprng

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-00:56 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: LPRng contains potential root compromise Category: ports Module: LPRng Announced: 2000-10-13 Credits: Chris Evans Affects: Ports...

Format strings: bug #2: LPRng

Hi, SUMMARY ------- LPRng is almost certainly vulnerable to remote-root compromise on account of a format string bug. The flaw is almost identical to the rpc.statd one I found; namely a faulty syslog wrapper. This is becoming a very common flaw. Details ------- Here is a code excerpt from:...

klogd-linux.txt

OVERVIEW Kernel logging daemon klogd in the sysklogd package for Linux contains a "format bug" making it vulnerable to local root compromise successfully tested on Linux/x86. There's also a possibility for remote vulnerability under certain rather unprobable circumstances and a more probable...

klogd format bug

OVERVIEW Kernel logging daemon klogd in the sysklogd package for Linux contains a "format bug" making it vulnerable to local root compromise successfully tested on Linux/x86. There's also a possibility for remote vulnerability under certain rather unprobable circumstances and a more probable...

FreeBSD-SA-00:50.listmanager

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-00:50 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: listmanager port allows local root compromise Category: ports Module: listmanager Announced: 2000-09-13 Affects: Ports...

(SRADV00002) Remote root compromise through pam_smb and pam_ntdom

================================================= Secure Reality Pty Ltd. Security Advisory 1 SRADV00002 http://www.securereality.com.au ================================================= Title Remote root compromise through pamsmb and pamntdom Released 11/09/2000 Vulnerable pamsmb - stable versio...

IRIX telnetd vulnerability

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- SGI Security Advisory Title: IRIX telnetd vulnerability Number: 20000801-01-P Date: September 6, 2000 SGI provides this information freely to the SGI user community for its consideration, interpretation, implementation and use. SGI recommends that this informati...

Gert Doering mgetty 1.1.19/1.1.20/1.1.21/1.22.8 - Symbolic Link Traversal

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1612/info A vulnerability exists in a portion of the mgetty package, by Gert Doering. By exploiting a flaw in the faxrunq and faxrunqd programs, it is possible for local users to create arbitrary files, and alter arbitrary files on the filesystem. This in...

Gert Doering mgetty 1.1.191.1.201.1.211.22.8 - Symbolic Link Traversal

Gert Doering mgetty 1.1.191.1.201.1.211.22.8 - Symbolic Link Traversal source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1612/info A vulnerability exists in a portion of the mgetty package, by Gert Doering. By exploiting a flaw in the faxrunq and faxrunqd programs, it is possible for local users to creat...

FreeBSD-SA-00:35.proftpd

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-00:35 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: proftpd port contains remote root compromise Category: ports Module: proftpd Announced: 2000-08-14 Credits: lamagra Affects:...

eTrust Access Control - Root compromise for default install

eTrust Access Control formerly SeOS default installation vulnerable to root level compromise In working with eTrust Access ControlSeOS we found that the default installation can be compromised in order to gain root access to the machines. The attacker is required to be on the same network as the...

FreeBSD-SA-00:29.wu-ftpd

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-00:29 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: wu-ftpd port contains remote root compromise REVISED Category: ports Module: wu-ftpd Announced: 2000-07-05 Revised: 2000-07-11...

Netscape Professional Services FTP Server (LDAP Aware) 1.3.6 - FTP Server

Netscape Professional Services FTP Server LDAP Aware 1.3.6 - FTP Server source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1411/info Certain versions of the LDAP-aware Netscape Professional Services FTP Server distributed with Enterprise Web Server have a serious vulnerability which may lead to a remote o...

Netscape Professional Services FTP Server (LDAP Aware) 1.3.6 - FTP Server

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1411/info Certain versions of the LDAP-aware Netscape Professional Services FTP Server distributed with Enterprise Web Server have a serious vulnerability which may lead to a remote or local root compromise. The vulnerability in essence is a failure of of...

[TL-Security-Announce] Linux Kernel TLSA2000013-1

TurboLinux Security Announcement Package: kernel-2.2.15 and earlier Date: Monday June 19 17:45 PDT 2000 Affected TurboLinux versions: 6.0.5 and earlier Vulnerability Type: local root compromise TurboLinux Advisory ID: TLSA2000013-1 BugTraq ID: 1322 Credits: This vulnerability was discovered by...

kill_sntsd.pl

I noticed an uncommon scanf overflow in the Simple Network Time Sync daemon and client version 1.0, tested on Redhat 6.1. I haven't looked into this fully yet, but it looks as tho it could be root comprimising as it sits on a priveledged udp port and seems to coredump, but looks like it only give...