CVE-2001-0176

The setuid doroot program in Voyant Sonata 3.x executes arbitrary command line arguments, which allows local users to gain root privileges...

CVE-2001-0176

CVE-2001-0176 concerns the Voyant Sonata 3.x setuid doroot program, where passing arbitrary command line arguments can grant local users root privileges. The vulnerability stems from the program’s setuid behavior, enabling privilege escalation when specific arguments are invoked. Public reference...

CVE-1999-1123

The installation of Sun Source sunsrc tapes allows local users to gain root privileges via setuid root programs 1 makeinstall or 2 winstall...

CVE-1999-1123

CVE-1999-1123 affects Sun Source tapes (sunsrc). Local users can gain root privileges through setuid root programs (makeinstall, winstall). The root cause is not explicitly detailed in the provided documents, but the vulnerability enables local privilege escalation with complete confidentiality, ...

CVE-1999-1182

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers 1 ld.so or 2 ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name argv0 and forcing ld.so/ld-linux.so to report an error...

CVE-1999-1182

This CVE (CVE-1999-1182) affects Linux runtime linkers ld.so and ld-linux.so. A buffer overflow occurs when a long argv[0] triggers an error report by ld.so/ld-linux.so, allowing local users to gain privileges when invoking a setuid program. The attack is local with low complexity; impact is to c...

CVE-1999-1125

Oracle Webserver 2.1 and earlier runs setuid root, but the configuration file is owned by the oracle account, which allows any local or remote attacker who obtains access to the oracle account to gain privileges or modify arbitrary files by modifying the configuration file...

IBM AIX lsfs utility invokes grep and lslv with relative pathnames

Overview The IBM AIX operating system contains a vulnerability in the lsfs utility that allows a local user to execute arbitrary code as root. Description The IBM AIX lsfs utility displays filesystem information such as mount points, permissions and volume sizes. To list this information, it...

[ Hackerslab bug_paper ] Informix-SQL application vulnerability

============================================================================== Hackerslab bugpaper Informix-SQL application vulnerability ============================================================================== File : Informix-SQL application SYSTEM : Systems running Informix INFO : There i...

Red Hat linux restore uses insecure environment variables allowing root compromise

Overview Some implementations of the Linux restoration utility, restore, call external programs on remote machines via the RSH environment variable. This may permit an attacker to compromise root if restore is setuid root. Description Some implementations of the Linux restoration utility, restore...

Linux dump uses environment variables insecurely, allowing for root compromise

Overview Some implementations of the Linux backup utility, dump, call external programs on remote machines via the RSH environment variable. This may permit an attacker to compromise root if dump is setuid root. Description Some implementations of the Linux backup utility, dump, permit use of...

FreeBSD-SA-01:55.procfs

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-01:55 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: procfs vulnerability leaks setugid process memory Category: core Module: procfs Announced: 2001-08-21 Credits: Joost Pol Affects...

Solaris 2.678 (SPARC) - xlock Heap Overflow

Solaris 2.678 SPARC - xlock Heap Overflow // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3160/info Xlock is a utility for locking X-windows displays. It is installed setuid root because it uses the user's password to authorize access to the display when it is locked. The version of xlock that ships...

Solaris 8 - x86 xlock Heap Overflow

Solaris 8 - x86 xlock Heap Overflow // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3160/info Xlock is a utility for locking X-windows displays. It is installed setuid root because it uses the user's password to authorize access to the display when it is locked. The version of xlock that ships with...

FreeBSD-SA-01:41.hanterm

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-01:41 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: hanterm ports allow local root compromise Category: ports Module: ko-hanterm, ko-hanterm-xf Announced: 2001-07-09 Credits:...

Lmail 2.7 - Temporary File Race Condition

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2984/info Jon Zeeff's lmail is a local mail delivery agent LDA designed to provide mail-to-pipe and mail-to-file aliasing for smail. A race condition vulnerability exists in lmail. The lmail program makes insecure use of temporary files, making it...

Lmail 2.7 - Temporary File Race Condition

Lmail 2.7 - Temporary File Race Condition // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2984/info Jon Zeeff's lmail is a local mail delivery agent LDA designed to provide mail-to-pipe and mail-to-file aliasing for smail. A race condition vulnerability exists in lmail. The lmail program makes...

Xvt 2.1 - Local Buffer Overflow

Xvt 2.1 - Local Buffer Overflow // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2955/info Xvt is a terminal emulator for systems using X11R6. It is often installed setuid/setgid so that it runs with the enhanced privileges required to log user sessions. Xvt contains a buffer overflow in it's handlin...

Xvt 2.1 - Local Buffer Overflow

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2955/info Xvt is a terminal emulator for systems using X11R6. It is often installed setuid/setgid so that it runs with the enhanced privileges required to log user sessions. Xvt contains a buffer overflow in it's handling of the '-name' argument. An...

reading from execve()ed setuid memory

Posted to bugzilla.redhat.com: Tue, 15 May 2001 06:43:27 -0400 This was then made unaccessable, and I've seen nothing that looks like a fix yet. A month and a half seems like long enough to work it out. Contents of https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/showbug.cgi?id=40658 as posted before the pag...