Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : libpam-krb5 vulnerabilities (USN-719-1)

It was discovered that pamkrb5 parsed environment variables when run with setuid applications. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to bypass authentication checks and gain root privileges. CVE-2009-0360 Derek Chan discovered that pamkrb5 incorrectly handled refreshing existing credentials wh...

CVE-2009-0361

Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, as used by libpam-heimdal, su in Solaris 10, and other software, does not properly handle calls to pamsetcred when running setuid, which allows local users to overwrite and change the ownership of arbitrary files by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable, a...

CVE-2006-1542

Stack-based buffer overflow in Python 2.4.2 and earlier, running on Linux 2.6.12.5 under gcc 4.0.3 with libc 2.3.5, allows local users to cause a "stack overflow," and possibly gain privileges, by running a script from a current working directory that has a long name, related to the realpath...

Stack overflow

Stack-based buffer overflow in Python 2.4.2 and earlier, running on Linux 2.6.12.5 under gcc 4.0.3 with libc 2.3.5, allows local users to cause a "stack overflow," and possibly gain privileges, by running a script from a current working directory that has a long name, related to the realpath...

CVE-2005-0076

Multiple buffer overflows in the XView library 3.2 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via setuid applications that use the library...

CVE-2005-0076

Multiple buffer overflows in the XView library 3.2 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via setuid applications that use the library...

CVE-2005-0503

uim before 0.4.5.1 trusts certain environment variables when libUIM is used in setuid or setgid applications, which allows local users to gain privileges...

uim -- privilege escalation vulnerability

The uim developers reports: Takumi ASAKI discovered that uim always trusts environment variables. But this is not correct behavior, sometimes environment variables shouldn't be trusted. This bug causes privilege escalation when libuim is linked against setuid/setgid application. Since GTK+...

CVE-2005-0076

Multiple buffer overflows in the XView library 3.2 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via setuid applications that use the library...

QNX Photon phlocale - -s Overflow

QNX Photon phlocale - -s Overflow source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11164/info Reportedly QNX Photon MicroGUI is affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in MicroGUI utilities. These issues are due to a failure of the affected applications to validate user-supplied string...

QNX Photon pkg-installer - -s Overflow

QNX Photon pkg-installer - -s Overflow source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11164/info Reportedly QNX Photon MicroGUI is affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in MicroGUI utilities. These issues are due to a failure of the affected applications to validate user-supplied string...

QNX Photon input-cfg - -s Overflow

QNX Photon input-cfg - -s Overflow source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11164/info Reportedly QNX Photon MicroGUI is affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in MicroGUI utilities. These issues are due to a failure of the affected applications to validate user-supplied string...

QNX Photon phrelay-cfg - -s Overflow

QNX Photon phrelay-cfg - -s Overflow source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11164/info Reportedly QNX Photon MicroGUI is affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in MicroGUI utilities. These issues are due to a failure of the affected applications to validate user-supplied string...

QNX Photon pkg-installer - '-s' Overflow

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11164/info Reportedly QNX Photon MicroGUI is affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in MicroGUI utilities. These issues are due to a failure of the affected applications to validate user-supplied string lengths before copying them into finit...

Linux Kernel 2.2.x2.4.x - proc Filesystem Information Disclosure

Linux Kernel 2.2.x2.4.x - proc Filesystem Information Disclosure / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8002/info A potential information disclosure vulnerability has been reported for the Linux /proc filesystem, specifically when invoking setuid applications. As a result, an unprivileged us...

Linux Kernel 2.2.x/2.4.x - '/proc' Filesystem Information Disclosure

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8002/info A potential information disclosure vulnerability has been reported for the Linux /proc filesystem, specifically when invoking setuid applications. As a result, an unprivileged user may be able to read the contents of a setuid application's...

[SECURITY] New version of glibc released

Package: glibc Vulnerability: local exploit Debian-specific: no Recently two problems have been found in the glibc suite, which could be used to trick setuid applications to run arbitrary code. The first problem is the way ld.so handles environment variables: in order to provide a safe environmen...

[SECURITY] New version of glibc released

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Wichert Akkerman September 2, 2000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package: glibc Vulnerability: local...

X 11.03.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.64.0 - libX11 _XAsyncReply() Stack Corruption

X 11.03.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.64.0 - libX11 XAsyncReply Stack Corruption // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1408/info A vulnerability exists in the XAsyncReply function of libX11. This function utilizes size information retrieved as part of a client supplied packet. This value is a signed...

SCO Open Server 5.0.5 - X Library Buffer Overflow (1)

SCO Open Server 5.0.5 - X Library Buffer Overflow 1 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/638/info A buffer overflow vulnerability in the shared X library may allows local users to obtain higher privileges. Any setuid applications linked against the library are possibly vulnerable. The...