CVE-1999-1475

ProFTPd 1.2 compiled with the modsqlpw module records user passwords in the wtmp log file, which allows local users to obtain the passwords and gain privileges by reading wtmp, e.g. via the last command...

CVE-1999-1561

Nullsoft SHOUTcast server stores the administrative password in plaintext in a configuration file scserv.conf, which could allow a local user to gain administrative privileges on the server...

CVE-1999-1242

Technical details (affected product, vulnerable component, exploitability, or patch information) are not publicly provided in the connected documents for CVE-1999-1242; monitor for updates.

CVE-1999-1239

HP-UX 9.x does not properly enable the Xauthority mechanism in certain conditions, which could allow local users to access the X display even when they have not explicitly been authorized to do so...

CVE-1999-1172

By design, Maximizer Enterprise 4 calendar and address book program allows arbitrary users to modify the calendar of other users when the calendar is being shared...

CVE-1999-1304

Vulnerability in login in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access...

CVE-1999-1268

Vulnerability in KDE konsole allows local users to hijack or observe sessions of other users by accessing certain devices...

CVE-1999-1251

The CVE-1999-1251 entry describes a vulnerability in direct audio user space code on HP-UX 10.20 and 10.10 that allows local users to cause a denial of service. The affected component is the direct audio user space code; root cause details are not provided in the documents. Impact is limited to a...

CVE-1999-1366

Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail.ini file, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords and read e-mail...

CVE-1999-1282

The CVE-1999-1282 entry concerns RealSystem G2 server where the administrator password is stored in cleartext in a world-readable configuration file. The underlying impact is that local users can gain privileges on the affected system due to this configuration weakness. The provided documents do ...

CVE-1999-1071

Excite for Web Servers EWS 1.1 installs the Architext.conf authentication file with world-writeable permissions, which allows local users to gain access to Excite accounts by modifying the file...

CVE-1999-1554

/usr/sbin/Mail on SGI IRIX 3.3 and 3.3.1 does not properly set the group ID to the group ID of the user who started Mail, which allows local users to read the mail of other users...

CVE-1999-1277

The CVE-1999-1277 issue affects the BackWeb client, where the proxy authentication username and password are stored in cleartext in the Communication registry key. This exposes credentials to other local users, enabling potential privilege escalation through password reading. Root cause: credenti...

CVE-1999-1534

Buffer overflow in 1 nlservd and 2 rnavc in Knox Software Arkeia backup product allows local users to obtain root access via a long HOME environmental variable...

security alert: speechd from speechio.org

this is my first post in this kin of thing so bare with me. there is a vulnerability in speechd that alllows you to run arbetrary code as the root user or whoever is running speechd hopefully not root!. it will only work if you are using rsynth, that is all i have tested, it may work on festival...

CVE-2001-1012

Vulnerability in screen before 3.9.10, related to a multi-attach error, allows local users to gain root privileges when there is a subdirectory under /tmp/screens/...

RE: Possible Issue with Netinfo and Mac OS X

I have kept quiet about this to this point because I have not contacted Apple, or given the vendor any opportunity to respond, but if this discussion is going to be held in public, I think the following points are worthy of discussion: /usr/bin/nireport can be run by any user and can pull...

CVE-2001-0983

UltraEdit uses weak encryption to record FTP passwords in the uedit32.ini file, which allows local users who can read the file to decrypt the passwords and gain privileges...

Security Advisory 2001-014: dump(8) exposes 'tty' group

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- NetBSD Security Advisory 2001-014 ================================= Topic: dump8 exposes 'tty' group Version: NetBSD-current: source prior to August 8, 2001 NetBSD 1.5.1: affected NetBSD 1.5: affected NetBSD 1.4.x: all affected Severity: local users can gain tty...

CVE-2001-1113

Buffer overflow in TrollFTPD 1.26 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code by creating a series of deeply nested directories with long names, then running the ls -R recursive command...