ntop 1.x - i Local Format String

ntop 1.x - i Local Format String source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1840/info ntop network top is a unix program used for displaying network usage statistics. It is often installed setuid root because it uses privileged ports. ntop is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability that can...

MDKSA-2000:057 - openssh update

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory Package name: openssh Date: October 10th, 2000 Advisory ID: MDKSA-2000:057 Affected versions: 7.0, 7.1 Problem Description: A problem exists with openssh's scp program. If a user uses scp to move files from a...

LBL Traceroute 1.4 a5 - Heap Corruption (1)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1739/info Traceroute is a well-known network diagnostic tool used for analyzing the path on a network between two hosts. On unix systems, traceroute is typically installed setuid root because of its use of raw sockets. Certain versions of LBNL tracerou...

Ports Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-00:49.eject

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-00:49 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: eject port allows local root exploit Category: ports Module: eject Announced: 2000-09-13 Affects: Ports collection. Corrected:...

LPPlus 3.2.23.3 - Permissions Denial of Service

LPPlus 3.2.23.3 - Permissions Denial of Service source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1643/info Vulnerability 1: Several files that are part of the LPPlus print management system are installed setuid root by default. These files include: $LPHOME/bin/dccsched $LPHOME/bin/dcclpdser...

LPPlus 3.2.2/3.3 - Permissions Denial of Service

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1643/info Vulnerability 1: Several files that are part of the LPPlus print management system are installed setuid root by default. These files include: $LPHOME/bin/dccsched $LPHOME/bin/dcclpdser $LPHOME/bin/dccbkst These start the scheduler, LPD server an...

Juergen Weigert screen 3.9 - User Supplied Format String

Juergen Weigert screen 3.9 - User Supplied Format String // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1641/info Various format string vulnerabilities exist in versions 3.9.5 and prior of 'screen' that may allow local users to elevate their privileges. If screen is setuid root, it is possible to...

Juergen Weigert screen 3.9 - User Supplied Format String

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1641/info Various format string vulnerabilities exist in versions 3.9.5 and prior of 'screen' that may allow local users to elevate their privileges. If screen is setuid root, it is possible to alter the contents of the variable which stores the user i...

David Bagley xlock 4.16 - User Supplied Format String (1)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585/info A vulnerability exists in versions of the xlockmore program, originally written by David Bagley. It is believed to affect all versions of xlock derived from xlockmore. This includes the xlock shipped with a number of popular operating systems...

CVE-2000-0615

LPRng 3.6.x improperly installs lpd as setuid root, which can allow local users to append lpd trace and logging messages to files...

LPRng lpd should not be SETUID root

Well, even in spite of all of my efforts, care, and paranoia, I finally dropped the hammer on my foot. Luckily it appears that I spotted this loophole before somebody on the LPRng mailing list did. Or worse yet, got a call from CERT about this problem :- SUMMARY: Versions of...

KDE 1.1.2 KApplication configfile - Local Privilege Escalation (1)

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1291/info The KDE configuration-file management has a bug which could result in root compromise. Due to insecure creation of configuration rc files via KApplication-class, local users can modify ownership of arbitrary files when running setuid root...

KDE 1.1.2 KApplication configfile - Local Privilege Escalation (1)

KDE 1.1.2 KApplication configfile - Local Privilege Escalation 1 source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1291/info The KDE configuration-file management has a bug which could result in root compromise. Due to insecure creation of configuration rc files via KApplication-class, local users can...

xsoldier (FreeBSD 3.3/Linux Mandrake 7.0) - Local Buffer Overflow (1)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/871/info Certain versions of FreeBSD 3.3 Confirmed and Linux Mandrake confirmed ship with a vulnerable binary in their X11 games package. The binary/game in question, xsoldier, is a setuid root binary meant to be run via an X windows console. The binar...

xsoldier (FreeBSD 3.3/Linux Mandrake 7.0) - Local Buffer Overflow (2)

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/871/info Certain versions of FreeBSD 3.3 Confirmed and Linux Mandrake confirmed ship with a vulnerable binary in their X11 games package. The binary/game in question, xsoldier, is a setuid root binary meant to be run via an X windows console. The binary...

Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-00:16.golddig

============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-00:16 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: golddig port allows users to overwrite local files Category: ports Module: golddig Announced: 2000-05-09 Credits: Discovered during internal ports collection...

Potential security problem with mtr

Hi. One of my users asked me to install mtr, most adequately described as a GUI:ed combination of traceroute and ping. I thought it looked cool, and had a closer look. In this mail follows a warning about a potential security problem with this program if installed as suggested. No exploit has bee...

minor issue with IBM HTTPD and /usr/bin/ikeyman

Summary: /usr/bin/ikeyman is a shell script installed with setuid root permissions by the IBMHSSSB package on Solaris. The script does not seem to work very well in a Solaris 2.6 environment because of dynamic linker issues; if they are resolved, however, an unprivileged user may then be able to...

Halloween Linux 4.0 SuSE Linux 6.06.16.26.3 - kreatecd Local Privilege Escalation

Halloween Linux 4.0 SuSE Linux 6.06.16.26.3 - kreatecd Local Privilege Escalation source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1061/info A vulnerability exists in the kreatecd program for Linux. This program is a graphical front end to the cdrecord program, and is installed setuid root. This program...

FreeBSD-SA-00:10.orville-write

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-00:10 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: orville-write port contains local root compromise. Category: ports Module: orville-write Announced: 2000-03-15 Affects: Ports...