CVE-1999-0462

suidperl in Linux Perl does not check the nosuid mount option on file systems, allowing local users to gain root access by placing a setuid script in a mountable file system, e.g. a CD-ROM or floppy disk...

Solaris 2.5.1 - kcms Local Buffer Overflow (2)

Solaris 2.5.1 - kcms Local Buffer Overflow 2 / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/452/info There is an unchecked sprintf call in the versions of /usr/openwin/bin/kcmsconfigure shipped with solaris 2.5, 2.5.1 and 2.6. Unfortunately, kcmsconfigure is installed setuid root, making it possible...

HP-UX 10.x/11.x - Aserver PATH

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1929/info Aserver is a server program that ships with HP-UX versions 10.x and above that is used to interface client applications with the audio hardware. Because it talks to hardware, it is installed setuid root by default. During normal execution, Aserv...

Subject: [SECURITY] Debian not vulnerable to recent minicom exploit

Description Recent messages on a computer security forum have again reported that there are buffer overflows in minicom. These can lead into root exploits if the program is installed setuid root. Vulnerability Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 is not vulnerable to this exploit. The program minicom as shipped...

[SECURITY] Seyon is vulnerable to a root exploit

Description We have received a report from SGI that a vulnerability has been discovered in the seyon program. This can lead to a root compromise. Any user who can execute the seyon program can exploit this vulnerability. Since SGI does not provide exploit information, we are unable to fix the...

[SECURITY] New versions of ncurses fixes security problem

We have received a report that using ncurses in setuid programs will give the user a way to open arbitrary files. We recommend you upgrade your ncurses3.4-dev package immediately. dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 alias hamm This version of Debian were releas...

[SECURITY] New versions of ncurses fixes security problem

We have received a report that using ncurses in setuid programs will give the user a way to open arbitrary files. We recommend you upgrade your ncurses3.4-dev package immediately. dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 alias hamm ------------------------------- Th...

Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow (1)

Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow 1 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86/info A buffer overflow resides in 'dip-3.3.7o' and derived programs. This is a problem only on systems where 'dip' is installed setuid. The culpable code is an 'sprintf' in line 192 in 'main.c':...

Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow (1)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86/info A buffer overflow resides in 'dip-3.3.7o' and derived programs. This is a problem only on systems where 'dip' is installed setuid. The culpable code is an 'sprintf' in line 192 in 'main.c': sprintfbuf, "%s/LCK..%s", PATHLOCKD, nam; -----...

Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow (2)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86/info A buffer overflow resides in 'dip-3.3.7o' and derived programs. This is a problem only on systems where 'dip' is installed setuid. The culpable code is an 'sprintf' in line 192 in 'main.c': sprintfbuf, "%s/LCK..%s", PATHLOCKD, nam; / Linux x86...

Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow (2)

Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow 2 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86/info A buffer overflow resides in 'dip-3.3.7o' and derived programs. This is a problem only on systems where 'dip' is installed setuid. The culpable code is an 'sprintf' in line 192 in 'main.c':...

Linux libc 5.3.12 (RedHat Linux 4.0 / Slackware Linux 3.1) - libc NLSPATH

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/379/info There is a serious vulnerability in linux libc affecting all Linux distributions using libc 5.2.18 and below. The vulnerability is centered around the NLSPATH environment variable. Through exporting the oversized and shell-code including buffe...

AIX 3.x - bugfiler Arbitrary File Creation

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1800/info A vulnerability exists in AIX 3. versions of bugfiler, a utility which automates the process of reporting an filing system bugs. Bugfiler, installed setuid root, creates files in a directory specified by the user invoking the program example:...

BSD/OS 2.1 / Caldera UnixWare 7/7.1.0 / FreeBSD 1.1.5.1/2.0 / HP HP-UX 10.34 / IBM AIX 4.2 / SGI IRIX 6.3 / SunOS 4.1.4 - 'libXt Library' Local Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation (2)

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/237/info The libXt library is part of the X Windows system. There are several buffer overflow conditions that may allow an unauthorized user to gain root privileges through setuid and setgid programs that are linked to libXt. These problems were openly...

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-1999-1143

Vulnerability in runtime linker program rld in SGI IRIX 6.x and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via setuid and setgid programs...

SGI IRIX 6.2 - eject Local Privilege Escalation (1)

SGI IRIX 6.2 - eject Local Privilege Escalation 1 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/351/info A vulnerability exists in the eject program shipped with Irix 6.2 from Silicon Graphics. By supplying a long argument to the eject program, it is possible to overwrite the return address on the...

SGI IRIX 6.2 - 'eject' Local Privilege Escalation (2)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/351/info A vulnerability exists in the eject program shipped with Irix 6.2 from Silicon Graphics. By supplying a long argument to the eject program, it is possible to overwrite the return address on the stack, and execute arbitrary code as root. Eject ...

Solaris 2.5.1 - 'chkey' Local Privilege Escalation

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/207/info The chkey program is used to change a users secure RPC Diffie-Hellman public key and secret key pair. A buffer overflow condition has been found in the chkey program. Since chkey has setuid root permissions, an unauthorized user may be able to...

SGI IRIX 6.2 - usrlibnetaddpr Local Privilege Escalation

SGI IRIX 6.2 - usrlibnetaddpr Local Privilege Escalation source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/330/info SGI's IRIX 5.x and 6.x operating system include a utility called /usr/lib/netaddpr. This program can be used by privledged users to add network printing devices to the system. A race...