xine-lib: VCD MRL buffer overflow

Background xine-lib is a multimedia library which can be utilized to create multimedia frontends. Description xine-lib contains a bug where it is possible to overflow the vcd:// input source identifier management buffer through carefully crafted playlists. Impact An attacker may construct a...

WU-FTPD rnfr File Overwrite

The remote WU-FTPD server seems to be vulnerable to a remote flaw. This version contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to overwrite arbitrary files. The issue is triggered when an attacker sends a specially formatted rnfr command. This flaw will allow a remote attacker to overwrite any...

acroread: UUDecode filename buffer overflow

Background acroread is Adobe's Acrobat PDF reader for Linux. Description acroread contains two errors in the handling of UUEncoded filenames. First, it fails to check the length of a filename before copying it into a fixed size buffer and, secondly, it fails to check for the backtick shell...

kdebase, kdelibs: Multiple security issues

Background KDE is a powerful Free Software graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like Operating Systems. Description KDE contains three security issues: Insecure handling of temporary files when running KDE applications outside of the KDE environment DCOPServer creates temporary files ...

[ GLSA 200408-06 ] SpamAssassin: Denial of Service vulnerability

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Basilix Webmail id Variable SQL Injection

The remote host appears to be running a BasiliX version 1.1.0 or lower. Such versions are potentially vulnerable to SQL injection attacks depending on the version of PHP installed. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 This script was written by George A. Theall, . See the Nessus Scripts License for details...

BasiliX Message Content XSS

The remote host appears to be running a BasiliX version 1.1.0 or lower. Such versions are vulnerable to cross-scripting attacks since they do not filter HTML tags when showing a message. As a result, an attacker can include arbitrary HTML and script code in a message and have that code executed b...

BreakCalendar < 1.3 XSS

The remote host seems to be running BreakCalendar, a web-based calendar. The remote version of this software is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack that may allow an attacker to use the remote host to perform attacks against third-party users. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Securit...

Dropbear SSH Server DSS Verification Failure Remote Privilege Escalation

The remote host is running Dropbear prior to version 0.43. There is a flaw in this version of Dropbear that could enable a remote attacker to gain control of the system from a remote location. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid14234; scriptversion"1.21";...

4D WebStar Pre-authentication FTP Overflow

There is a buffer overflow condition in the remote version of 4D WebStar FTP Server installed on the remote host. An attacker may exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the remote host with the privileges of the FTP server root. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc";...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2003:038-1)

A bug in the kernel module loader code could allow a local user to gain root privileges. This is done by a local user using ptrace and attaching to a modprobe process that is spawned if the user triggers the loading of a kernel module. A temporary workaround can be used to defend against this fla...

Subversion < 1.0.6 mod_authz_svn Restricted File Access Bypass

You are running a version of Subversion which is older than 1.0.6. A flaw exists in older version, in the apache module modauthzsvn. An attacker can access to any file in a given subversion repository, no matter what restrictions have been set by the administrator. C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

Moodle < 1.3.3 'help.php' 'file' Parameter XSS

The version of Moodle running on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Input to the 'file' parameter of 'help.php' is not properly sanitized. A remote attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into requesting a maliciously crafted URL, resulting in stolen...

Mensajeitor Tag Board Admin Bypass

The remote host is running Mensajeitor Tag Board. According to its banner, the remote version of Mensajeitor has a security bypass vulnerability. Admin authentication can be bypassed by passing a value 'si' to the 'AdminNick' parameter. A remote attacker could exploit this issue to post messages...

mod_ssl: Format string vulnerability

Background modssl provides Secure Sockets Layer encryption and authentication to Apache 1.3. Description A bug in sslengineext.c makes modssl vulnerable to a ssllog related format string vulnerability in the modproxy hook functions. Impact Given the right server configuration, an attacker could...

PHP < 4.3.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities

According to its banner, the version of PHP 4.3.x installed on the remote host is prior to 4.3.7. It is, therefore, potentially affected by a bug that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host if the option memorylimit is set. Another bug in the function striptags may...

MySQL fails to properly handle overly long "scramble" values

Overview There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the way MySQL handles overly long "scramble" strings, which could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. Description MySQL is an open-source database system available for Microsoft Windows, Linux,...

MoinMoin: Group ACL bypass

Background MoinMoin is a Python clone of WikiWiki, based on PikiPiki. Description MoinMoin contains a bug in the code handling administrative group ACLs. A user created with the same name as an administrative group gains the privileges of the administrative group. Impact If an administrative grou...

RHEL 2.1 : mgetty (RHSA-2003:008)

Updated Mgetty packages are now available to fix a possible buffer overflow and a permissions problem. Mgetty is a getty replacement for use with data and fax modems. Mgetty can be configured to run an external program to decide whether or not to answer an incoming call based on Caller ID...

MacOS X Version Unsupported

The version of Mac OS X on the remote system is unsupported, and therefore unable to receive the latest security updates from Apple. %NASLMINLEVEL 999999 @DEPRECATED@ Disabled on 2014/07/06. Deprecated by unsupportedoperatingsystem.nasl. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if...