HP-UX 10/11 - NLSPATH Environment Variable Format String (2)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8985/info HP-UX allows the NLSPATH to be set for setuid root programs, which use catopen3C and may be executed by other local users. This could result in privilege escalation as an attacker could specify an arbitrary path for a message catalogue, which...

HP-UX 1011 - NLSPATH Environment Variable Format String (2)

HP-UX 1011 - NLSPATH Environment Variable Format String 2 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8985/info HP-UX allows the NLSPATH to be set for setuid root programs, which use catopen3C and may be executed by other local users. This could result in privilege escalation as an attacker coul...

CVE-2003-0019

umlnet in the kernel-utils package for Red Hat Linux 8.0 has incorrect setuid root privileges, which allows local users to modify network interfaces, e.g. by modifying ARP entries or placing interfaces into promiscuous mode...

cPanel 5.0 - Openwebmail Local Privilege Escalation

cPanel 5.0 - Openwebmail Local Privilege Escalation source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6885/info It has been reported that cPanels' openwebmail package, distributed as part of the cPanel CGI application, is vulnerable to an external file include vulnerability. Exploitation of this issue ma...

CVE-2002-2023

The getparameterfromfreqencysource function in beep2 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to read arbitrary files via unknown attack vectors...

DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1896

Buffer overflow in Alsaplayer 0.99.71, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long 1 -f or 2 -o command line argument...

iDEFENSE Security Advisory 11.08.02b: Non-Explicit Path Vulnerability in QNX Neutrino RTOS

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 11.08.02b: http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.08.02b.txt Non-Explicit Path Vulnerability in QNX Neutrino RTOS November 8, 2002 I. BACKGROUND QNX Software Systems Ltd.'s Neutrino RTOS QNX is a real-time operating system...

QNX RTOS 6.2 - Application Packager Non-Explicit Path Execution

QNX RTOS 6.2 - Application Packager Non-Explicit Path Execution source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6146/info A vulnerability has been discovered in an application packager shipped with QNX RTOS. It should be noted that the vulnerable packager is installed setuid root by default. It has bee...

QNX RTOS 6.2 - Application Packager Non-Explicit Path Execution

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6146/info A vulnerability has been discovered in an application packager shipped with QNX RTOS. It should be noted that the vulnerable packager is installed setuid root by default. It has been reported that the packager fails to use absolute paths to...

Abuse 2.0 - Local Buffer Overflow

Abuse 2.0 - Local Buffer Overflow / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6094/info Vulnerabilities have been discovered in two files used by Abuse. By passing an execessively long commandline argument to Abuse, it is possible to overrun a buffer. Exploiting this issue could allow a local...

Abuse 2.0 - Local Buffer Overflow

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6094/info Vulnerabilities have been discovered in two files used by Abuse. By passing an execessively long commandline argument to Abuse, it is possible to overrun a buffer. Exploiting this issue could allow a local attacker to overwrite sensitive memor...

AFD 1.2.x - Working Directory Local Buffer Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5626/info AFD Automatic File Distributor is prone to a number of locally exploitable stack and heap based buffer overflow conditions. These issues are all related to insufficient bounds checking of externally supplied values for the working directory,...

Sun Solaris ptexec does not adequately validate argument passed via -o option

Overview The Sun Solaris ptexec command is subject to a buffer overflow due to not adequately validating arguments passed via the -o option. Description A locally exploitable buffer overflow exists in the ptexec command which is included in the SUNWvts package. This package is not included in the...

Linuxconf 1.1.x/1.2.x - Local Environment Variable Buffer Overflow (3)

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5585/info Linuxconf is a Linux configuration utility from Solucorp. It is typically installed as a setuid root utility for the management and configuration of Linux operating systems. A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported for Linuxconf. The...

Linuxconf 1.1.x/1.2.x - Local Environment Variable Buffer Overflow (1)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5585/info Linuxconf is a Linux configuration utility from Solucorp. It is typically installed as a setuid root utility for the management and configuration of Linux operating systems. A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported for Linuxconf. The...

GDAM123 0.933/0.942 - Filename Buffer Overflow

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5578/info The GDAM123 command-line MP3 player is prone to a buffer overflow condition when handling overly long filenames. Under some circumstances, the player may be installed setuid root to allow unprivileged users to run the player if access to...

CVE-2002-0469

Ecartis formerly Listar 1.0.0 in snapshot 20020125 and earlier does not properly drop privileges when Ecartis is installed setuid-root, "lock-to-user" is not set, and ecartis is called by certain MTA's, which could allow local users to gain privileges...

ISDN4Linux 3.1 - IPPPD Device String SysLog Format String (1)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5437/info isdn4linux is a freely available, open source package of isdn compatibility tools. It is available for Linux operating systems. isdn4linux contains a format string vulnerability in the ipppd utility. In some installations, this utility is...

ISDN4Linux 3.1 - IPPPD Device String SysLog Format String (1)

ISDN4Linux 3.1 - IPPPD Device String SysLog Format String 1 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5437/info isdn4linux is a freely available, open source package of isdn compatibility tools. It is available for Linux operating systems. isdn4linux contains a format string vulnerability in t...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: util-linux security update

The util-linux package shipped with Red Hat Linux Advanced Server contains a locally exploitable vulnerability. The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. The 'chfn' utility included in this package allows users...